"I can't say this well, after all, I have only lived in this square inch [Qing'er's Pastoral Life Chapter 219]. Let me say a few nonsense, for example, the eldest brother, I think he is very suitable for being an official, he is more tactful, and he has a plan in his heart, and now he has also passed the Jinshi examination. Second brother, no matter how far he can go in the imperial examination, as far as his temperament is concerned, he is not suitable for officialdom, officialdom has always been the darkest place, killing people without seeing blood, a little careless, it will be doomed, the second brother has an upright temperament, can endure hardships, is not tactful, and does not have many eyes, I think he is suitable for opening a museum by himself, and living a good life. The junior is more lazy, similar to me, but when it comes to life, he is more successful than the second brother, and he is not suitable for officialdom. Your brain is spinning fast, and your reading comprehension is also high, depending on your future pursuit. Actually, I don't think it's a good thing for everyone to be in officialdom, it's enough to find your own suitable position and live the life you want to live. ”

"Sister, I didn't expect you to think a lot, and the analysis of a few of us is also very pertinent, I never thought about this. No wonder the eldest brother said that our family can have today, it all depends on you. Moreover, if you have any good things since you were a child, you will have a share of everyone, and you will never hide your secrets. ”

"My sister has children, so I don't have to think about it, I don't have to worry about such a big family. When I was a child, it was also luck, our family was an acre of paddy field at that time, and my father was not around, my mother was a woman with five children, and my eldest brother was only ten years old at that time. Who knows it's really crooked. In the future, you will have more snacks for family affairs, and my sister has already put it down. ”

"Sister, I think what you say makes more sense the more you think about it, and you may be able to use it for policy making in the future, a small family, and a big family. I also need to organize it well, follow your train of thought, and summarize things in words. ”

"Not really. Otherwise, Master Confucius can say that self-cultivation and Qi family rule the country and level the world, and first improve one's own cultivation character, so that one family or a family can be managed well, and only a small family can be managed well, and only then can one manage everyone. For example, a county. One state, one province. This is almost the dream of the world's scholars for thousands of years, but how many people have really done it? ”

"Sister, no wonder Dad always sighs that you are not a man. If you are a man. You will definitely be able to realize your dream of being a scholar, and your achievements in the future may not be inferior to that of your eldest brother, I haven't heard my eldest brother say this. ”

"Not necessarily, it's easier said than done. But it's not that simple. I am a little woman, although I have not read too many books, but I have taken care of the affairs of the family since I was a child, and took over the housework here after getting married, although the garden is not big, but there are more than ten people at the bottom, and I have to manage that large area of orchards and wasteland, people must learn to touch the bypass, the things of the world are always the same, you study and do the same for learning, don't always stick to the dogma in the book, listen more and read more and ask more thoughts, learning is not just a few articles can be done well. I haven't heard a sentence that says practice brings true knowledge, so you should think about it. ”

"What are you two talking about, after talking about it for a long time, Xiaosi, I'm not afraid that your sister will be tired." Lin Kangping entered the door.

"Listening to my sister's teachings, I found out that my sister is not an ordinary person, at the age of five, I knew that I wanted money to buy chickens to feed, I knew that I encouraged my eldest brother to sell couplets, I didn't go to school for a day, I relied on my eldest brother to teach her to read, and she could read by herself, and she could farm at the age of six [Qing'er's Pastoral Life Chapter 219, Ziqing's Godbrother (2) Chapter]. My father often boasted that it would be nice if my sister were a boy. ”

"That's not possible, then who am I going to marry? This will also tell you about it, your sister invited the young master of the Wen family to have a meal in the capital last year, and the three dishes plus a recipe for making a cake sold for 1,000 taels of silver, and we can have today, or we started by selling 1,000 taels of silver tickets for mahjong, otherwise it will take a few more years. You are not allowed to go out and cause trouble for your sister then. When your sister was seven years old, I saw the difference, and then I have been guarding her, and when she grows up, I have to be careful not to be robbed by others, so many years, am I easy? Lin Kangping also remembered the past when he said this, and couldn't help but smile.

"Really? Tell me about the two of you, I'd like to hear it. Zixi said eagerly, it seems that both men and women like gossip in the same way.

"Go and go, what are you doing here, your sister is going to rest, come back tomorrow. Don't come tomorrow, it's like kraft candy all day long, sticking to your sister. Remember what you just said, don't go outside. ”

"I'm so stingy, if you don't say it, you don't say it, you think I'm out of line, I'll go home and ask my mother." Zixi shook his hand and left. As soon as he arrived at the door, he turned around and said, "Brother-in-law, I'll come back tomorrow, prepare some food." He was rewarded by Lin Kangping and sent a word, "Get out." ”

As soon as Zixi left, Lin Kangping helped Ziqing to lie down and said: "This little four is too sticky to you, I've eaten lunch, and I don't know if you want to rest, as soon as your sisters sit down, it's endless, don't let this happen next time, didn't my mother say it, you have to lie down more." ”

As soon as Ziqing lay down, Xiaoqing stood outside and shouted, "Grandma, grandma, the second aunt's family is here." ”

Lin Kangping had to take his clothes and put them on Ziqing again, before he went out and invited Xia Yu in, and he brought Zhou Tianqing to drink tea on the side. Xia Yu came in with Zi'er, there were many people that day, Ziqing didn't take a closer look at Zi'er, and in a flash, the timid little girl who was in pain back then had grown into a big girl.

"Hello cousin." Zi'er said hello and stood aside, still a little cramped and shy, Ziqing called over to take a closer look, took her hand, the palm of the hand has more calluses than Ziqing back then, it can be seen that she is also a diligent at home, combing a simple double girl, the hair below is braided in one place with a thick braid, and the pile of flowers that Ziqing bought from the capital is inserted, the collapsed nose bridge when she was a child is still obvious, the eyebrows and eyes are clean, and the skin is slightly rougher.

"Zi'er is not young this year, right? I remember she's as big as an osmanthus, right? Ziqing asked.

"I am one year younger than Osmanthus, and thanks to her for helping me take care of it in the past few years, inside and out, taking the children to cook, feed the pigs and grow vegetables, and do everything dry." Xia Yu couldn't help but sigh in her heart, the kindness of her thoughts back then was really blessed.

"The second aunt is here today, let's stay for dinner. The hospitality was a little inconsiderate that day, so don't take it to heart. ”

"The second aunt understands in her heart that it is your grandma and aunt who are wrong, how can the second aunt blame you. The second aunt came to tell you today, we will go home tomorrow, and your Lin An will give us a trip if it is convenient. ”

Ziqing was a little strange and asked, "Didn't you say that Xiaowen is studying here?" What are you tossing back and forth for? ”

"You also know that your aunt's family hasn't left yet, my family of four, and your grandfather is no better than in previous years, so why should I stay and make trouble. In addition, if the children want to come to study, they always have to clean up their things at home. Xia Yu said.

Ziqing thought about it, so she didn't force her to stay, and said: "In this case, I won't keep you, and tomorrow morning, I'll send Lin An to pick you up." However, dinner is still eaten here, and I will ask Xiaolan to pick out a few pieces of fabric for Zi'er in a while, how can she be a big girl, make two new clothes to wear. ”

"No, cousin, the clothes on my body are still the ones I put on in the old year, we are country girls, this is good, many sisters in the village are still jealous of me, and I haven't worn patched clothes yet." Zi'er waved her hand and shook her head in a panic.

Ziqing smiled secretly and sighed, how good it would be if the children of the aunt's family were also so contented and grateful.

The days passed quickly, and Factor Qing was still in the confinement, and it was not convenient to go out, Shen came over almost every day, to see Ziqing, to see the child, Lin Kangping had already told Shen that on the day of the Lantern Festival, the whole family spent it in Qingyuan, which was also a small celebration of the full moon of Shurui, and Shen agreed very happily.

It's easy to stay up until the morning of the fifteenth, Ziqing said that she should take a bath first, her whole body stinks, her skin feels obscure, dignified, and she doesn't look like her own anymore, Lin Kangping couldn't resist her, and asked Mrs. Wang to know that it was no big deal, so she asked Xiaoqing to prepare the water.

Lin Kangping hugged Ziqing first, sprinkled a lot of dried flowers in the bath bucket, it was the roses collected last year, Ziqing soaked for half an hour, changed the water once, and then felt refreshed, looking at the big kang in the main house, Ziqing said: "It's better for us to move back to live, the weather is warm, and it's still convenient here." The house over there should also be well ventilated, a strange smell is permeating, which is not good for adults or children, and besides, the full moon should also be moved. ”

Lin Kangping agreed to go, and instructed Xiaoqing and a few of them to help clean up the things over there, Ziqing made the bed and quilt by herself, because there was a guest today, she changed into a thick red Luo coat with a twig pattern, her hair was dense and long, and it was not easy to dry, Ziqing wiped it for a long time, her hands were sore, Lin Kangping saw it and took the hand towel, and wiped it separately one by one before drying it for her. Looking at the clothes on her body, Ziqing remembered a question.

"Kangping, you give me so many good fabrics, is there any fabric that we ordinary people can't wear?"

"Of course there is, you can't buy the Yunjin in Jinling, it's the royal offering, and there are some special Su brocade and Shu brocade, and the things in the palace have certain cases and can't be overdone. There is nothing else, don't worry, everything I bought is what you can wear, and now it's not like ancient times, you have to be a high-ranking official to wear silk and satin. This is thanks to this previous dynasty, the status of the merchant is much higher, and he is not a pariah. However, our family is not a businessman, our family is a landlord, and our family will be a big landlord in the future. ”

"Well, I just want to be a landlord, businessmen still have to intrigue, look around to see other people's eyes, how good the landlord is, how easy it is to collect rent all year round, there is food and fun, why not, I want to be a happy landlord's wife."

While talking and laughing, Xiaoqing and the others came over with their children and bedding and other things, and after a while, the Shen family and they also came, saying: "You should go back to your mother's house to live for a few days, it is better to finish dinner at night and move home for a few days, your eldest brother and they will leave early in the morning, you go home and gather for two days." ”

Ziqing hurriedly agreed, and she had already been bored with mold. (To be continued)