Shang Mingjie looked at Lin Yubin and smiled stupidly, "I'll go and read when my cousin goes home." ”

Lin Yubin's face was slightly red, and he said with a small face: "Whoever detains you can't do it, let's go, let the sisters play by themselves." ”

"My cousin hasn't come for a long time, it's so easy for me to see each other, how can I leave the guests to play by myself, or I'll accompany you."

Danzhu couldn't help but have a sour tooth, "Didn't you go to Zhuangzi to see Cousin Lin in the first half of the year?" We haven't seen each other for a long time, you go to the western suburbs as soon as you have time, where haven't you seen you for a long time? ”

Lin Yubin blushed at what they said, but he couldn't get angry, and was biting his lip to think, when he heard his sister-in-law ask, "Mingjie, when is the next Lu family study exam?" ”

"Mr. Lu does not have a time limit, as long as he is interested, he can come to the door at any time to ask, Mr. Lu will come up with some questions to do on the spot, and then take some questions in person, and you can read it after passing the test and handing it in." Shang Mingjie said: "Grandmother sent someone to collect a lot of questions from Mr. Lu for me to do, and asked people to read them, but those people said that my homework was not hot enough, but I was afraid that I would not be able to enter Mr. Lu's eyes." ”

In the eyes of the Shang family, Shang Mingjie is naturally good, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is not necessarily.

Especially in the eyes of a family like the Lu family, Mrs. Shang should ensure that she will let Shang Mingjie take the exam completely, otherwise she will lose face if she goes to study and is brushed off.

In this era, the imperial examination must first be famous, otherwise you may not be hired if you go to the exam.

Well, this is the era of pit candidates who don't stick to the papers.

So fame is very important, and some families even start to manage their reputation when their children are young, obviously Shang Mingjie is like this.

"Are you sure now?"

Shang Mingjie thought for a while and said: "Although I haven't met Mr. Lu, I haven't heard much about his deeds. ”

"I also think that if the female student of the Lu family is good, I will send your cousin Lin to school, and most of the sisters in your family will also go at that time, although their cousins can take care of each other, but they must also have a brother by their side to take care of it, you are not sure ......"

"No, no, Aunt Lin, I think I'm a little sure," Shang Mingjie immediately said, "I'll go read the book!" ”

Then turn around and run.

The people in the garden couldn't help laughing, and Danzhu even jokingly pushed Lin Yubin, "It's the first time I've seen my brother study so hard." ”

Lin Yubin's face turned red, and Lin Qingwan smiled and said, "That's his friendly sister." ”

For Aunt Lin, the three sisters of the Shang family were a little afraid to joke, so they just squeezed their eyebrows and slapped their heads, and didn't dare to make fun of Lin Yubin again.

Lin Yubin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and leaned on her sister-in-law's side.

Danlan asked in a low voice, "Aunt Lin, will grandmother agree to let us go to the Lu family to study?" ”

"Do you want to go?"

The three girls hesitated, then nodded firmly. They rarely have the opportunity to go out, unlike Lin Yubin, who has Aunt Lin and can go out for a walk from time to time.

They are so big that they can count the number of times they have gone out in a slap.

Lin Qingwan smiled and said, "Since you want to go, I think the old lady will consider it." ”

After all, there is still the Zhao family, Shang Danzhu is her biological daughter, even if she doesn't think about Shang Danlan and Shang Danju, she will think about Shang Danzhu.

Sure enough, when Lin Qingwan returned to the main courtyard, Mrs. Shang hinted that she would inquire with the Lu family about the Lu family's family school, and if the children went to school at that time, they would also take care of each other, and asked Lin Qingwan if she would like to let Lin Yubin come to live at home, and then go to school together.

Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "The old lady forgot, our family's courtyard is not far from Qingfeng Mountain, and it is much closer to the Lu family's study from there than your family, and I still want the three Danlan sisters to live with me." ”

Old Madam Shang frowned, "I've wanted to ask for a long time, is your aunt and nephew planning to live in another courtyard permanently?" ”

Lin Qingwan nodded, "It's still quiet in the countryside, although it's not convenient to buy things, but copying scriptures and reading books can calm down more." ”

Old Madam Shang sighed, "In the end, it is far away, or it is more convenient to go back to the city." ”

Lin Qingwan just smiled and didn't answer.

Mrs. Shang couldn't help but say to the caring grandmother: "This Yubin's aunt has changed too much, I remember that she used to follow San'er back but she was well-behaved, gentle and quiet, where is it like now, the idea is very big, the surface is soft, but no matter what you say, she just follows her own idea." ”

Mama comforted her and said: "It's normal for their personalities to change when they encounter great changes, not to mention that now their aunts and nephews depend on each other, so they always have to be stronger." ”

"That can't be so strong, I'm Yubin's grandmother, will I still harm her?" Old Madam Shang said unhappily: "Although she didn't say it explicitly, I know that she is guarding against our family, otherwise why don't I ask her to come to Yubin three times and four times?" She can't spare time, isn't there anyone else, what's wrong with letting Yubin stay for a few days? ”

"Old lady, Aunt Lin values Miss Cousin, this is a good thing." Mama comforted: "If she doesn't care, that's a big bad thing, but now she is the head of the Lin family's house, wouldn't it be better for Miss Cousin to care about her?" ”

"She's Yubin's aunt, she doesn't care about Yubin, who else can she care about?"

"Old lady, don't forget, she is still the daughter-in-law of the Xie family, although she has returned to the sect, she is also on the genealogy of the Xie family."

Old Madam Shang was stunned for a moment, and only then asked, "Does she still have dealings with the Xie family?" ”

"What did the old lady say, how could the two families not get along with each other if they were in-laws?" Mama smiled: "When the old slave went to give a festival gift, he also met the steward of the Xie family, and he also came to give a gift to Aunt Lin. But the gift she gave to Yangzhou was not light. ”

Old Madam Shang pondered, and only after half a sigh did she sigh: "Forget it, since she doesn't want Yubin to be too close to our family, then rely on her." As long as she's good to Yubin. ”

"I think the old lady thinks too much," Mama said in a low voice: "Whether it is to the old lady or a few young masters and young ladies in the family, Aunt Lin is not close to her cousin. ”

"Then you say, why is she unwilling to let Yubin come to live with us?" Mrs. Shang asked angrily, "It's not that you are holding Yubin and not letting you go, but you are staying for a few days......"

Mama hesitated: "Old lady, I don't think Aunt Lin is guarding against you......"

Old Madam Shang couldn't help but sit up straight, "You also think she's on guard?" If not me, then who? It can't be Mingjie, right? ”

Mama looked in the direction of the main courtyard and did not speak.

Old Madam Shang's face was a little ugly, and she frowned and asked, "Beware of her?" When did the two of them fall out and become conflicted? ”

Mama said in a low voice: "I'm afraid that this contradiction has already existed, but it hasn't been brought to the surface, old lady, have you forgotten about the Jiangnan Observation Envoy?" ”

"That's officialdom, what does it have to do with them?" Old Madam Shang said this, Lin Jiang belonged to Sun Huai, and the Zhao family naturally supported his eldest brother Zhao Jie, so this started from that time?

Seeing that she had figured it out, Mama whispered again: "The old lady doesn't know, they have fought each other in private?" ”

Old Madam Shang couldn't help but straighten her back, "When did it happen, why didn't I know?" ”

"The old slave also just found out, the Lin family has a piece of more than 300 acres of jue field at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain, and when the land is not opened in spring, people first surrounded most of the fence, you don't know, half of the land separated by the fence is the uncle of the Zhao family." Mama said in a low voice: "A few years ago, Uncle Zhao took the trouble to borrow more than 3,000 taels of silver from the second lady, and he bought all the land there, and he also jumped on the land bordering the Lin family. originally thought that the land was small and the soil quality was not good, so the Lin family couldn't take care of it for a while, but who knew that the Lin family directly surrounded the fence. I heard that pits have been dug to plant fruit trees, and some pavilions and pavilions have to be built in them, which obviously will not be lost. However, when Uncle Zhao found out, he was so angry that he threw the land to a steward and went back to Jiangdu by himself. The land that was bought at a high price was generally given to the villagers of Qingfeng Mountain, and half of it was simply deserted. ”

Old Madam Shang's face was ugly.

Mama also sighed, "If Uncle Zhao really wants to buy land, how can he buy land and throw it away?" It's not that I can't calculate it, and I don't have the heart to do it again. That's why I persuaded you that the old man wants to open more, and let the children make trouble if they want to make trouble, anyway, I see that Aunt Lin and Miss Biao treat you as usual, and they will not alienate you because of her. ”

Old Madam Shang was even more angry, and couldn't help patting the handrail and said, "What kind of good thing is worth their calculations, but it's more than 300 acres of wasteland, how much is it worth?" A family of flesh and blood relatives, how can they do it? ”

In Mrs. Shang's opinion, her granddaughter is also her blood and blood, and she is no different from several granddaughters, how can the Zhao family calculate Lin Yubin's family property?

But Zhao obviously doesn't think so, she has no blood relationship with Lin Yubin, and Zhao Sheng is her relative.

"That's it, that's it, I'm old, I can't take care of it, let them make trouble." But he no longer said bad things about Lin Qingwan.

Mama smiled and rubbed her shoulders, served her to sleep before going out, and when Xiao Fang's came to report something, she smiled and said, "Grandma came unfortunately, the old lady just fell asleep." ”

"That's really not a coincidence, it's just some trivial matters, and it's the same as Mama," Xiao Fang said with a smile: "When the old lady wakes up, Mama will report to the old lady again." ”

Mama smiled and went to talk to Xiao Fang's room.

Xiao Fang's couldn't help but ask, "Mama, the old lady has decided to send the young ladies to the Lu family's house to study?" ”

"It's not decided yet, I'll have to inquire about the situation, but I see that the second lady is very moved, and this matter is not far from ten."

"Then my sister-in-law ......"

Mama laughed, lowered her voice and said, "If the third miss goes, the second miss will definitely go too." ”

Xiao Fang's family breathed a sigh of relief, and after explaining two inconsequential things, he happily said goodbye and left.