"Three gentlemen, Ming's wife will go to see her mother first, and I'll see you at dinner." Say and talk.

Mr. Long Yufei responded with a smile, Mr. Qu Shuhui and Mr. Li Zi looked calm; After saying goodbye to each other, Ming watched the three gentlemen follow the housekeeper before she turned around and walked towards the inner courtyard.

Entering the second courtyard, I went straight to the second courtyard where Xiao Le's lived.

"Mother, I'm back."

Xiao Leshi put down the work in his hand, got up with a smile and beckoned to her, "Tired, right?" ”

"I'm not tired, I've been reading books all day, and the master is very attentive to answering questions for me and my brothers; Tomorrow I will go to Xingzhi Academy with my master, and the master plans to arrange for me to enroll in Xingzhi Academy, and my two senior brothers are also in Xingzhi Academy. Ming's eyes flashed with a soft smile, "I'll pack up a few sets of clothes and come out later, I don't know if I will go to school directly after the visit, or if there are other arrangements." ”

"It's time to pack up in advance, no matter what, be prepared." When her daughter was able to go to school, she was relieved, "Do you want my mother to clean up with you?" Do I need to bring jewelry to the academy? ”

Mingwen shook her head, "No, mother, I'm going to study, and it's best to fit the students when I get to the academy." ”

Xiao Leshi thought of her girl's family, and she wanted to fit the image of the male students, and she was a little relieved.

"Does Xingzhi Academy also have a women's academy?"

"I don't know." It shouldn't be, otherwise, the two senior brothers wouldn't be so worried.

The smile in Xiao Le's eyes never fell, and he raised his eyes to look at the girl who was waiting next to him, "Go and bring some food and drink to Miss." ”

"Yes." The maid withdrew from the yard.

Ming'ao took her mother's hand and said slowly: "Mother, there are three gentlemen in the front yard, who were sent by my master; The gentleman who specializes in teaching me piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I will study with the three gentlemen when I come back from Mu Xiu in the future, but unfortunately, my brothers are not there. If you are, you can learn the six arts of a gentleman with me. ”

Xiao Leshi sighed lightly when he heard this, and squeezed his daughter's hand, "That's no way, who made your brothers not angry; If you take the exam early, you won't be able to go to Beijing together, and now, the family is separated from each other. ”

It's hard to see each other.

"My brothers are already very promising, and whoever is like my eldest brother is a child at the age of twelve or thirteen; There are few in Beijing, and the eldest brother has worked hard. Ming Wu shook her head, after all, it was a pity, "If the eldest brother and the second brother can come to Beijing, when the three gentlemen teach, they can learn these things in advance; I heard the two senior brothers and the master say that the requirements for scholars in Beijing are quite high, and the six arts of a gentleman must be proficient. If you are not proficient, I am afraid that you will suffer a big loss. ”

In ancient times, the six arts of gentlemen were a must for scholars, and powerful sons and daughters could be proficient, but they must be proficient.

"Zhou Li. Bao's "Baoshi" has a saying: "Raising the son of the country with the Tao is the six arts of teaching: one is five rites, two is six music, three is five shots, four is five masters, five is six books, and six is nine numbers." ”

It is divided into big art and small art.

The great art is: Lile Shooting.

Xiaoyi is: the number of books.

"After a while, Senior Brother will also give me a riding and archery master, these are all things to learn."

Xiao Leshi looked at his daughter and sighed regretfully, and his heart was also full of worry, "Otherwise, you should take your brothers over?" ”

"Is that okay? Will the father say yes? "After taking over, once the brothers take the scientific examination, they still have to go back to their hometown to take the exam.

Therefore, Xiao Leshi has always said that it would be great if his two sons could be admitted as soon as possible, and they came to Beijing to study directly in the college; It is reasonable to be confident, even if you go through the back door, no one will say a word or two, and after you come, the next step is to take the Jinshi exam, and you don't have to go back to your hometown to take the exam.

"Make it clear to your father in the letter that there were no conditions before, and you and your two brothers have not learned the six arts of a gentleman; Now that your master has created conditions for you, your brothers can't be left behind, your father will understand. ”

Ming Yu thinks it's right, parents in this life are always thinking about their children for their children, as long as they are good for their children, they are willing to do it.

"Then I'll fix a book now?"

"Wait, your brothers have no place to go to school, and it's also a trouble." You can't relax your homework in order to learn the six arts of a gentleman.

Ming's head bowed, thinking of what the senior brother had said, maybe she should be faster.

At dinner time, men and women set up two tables separately, separated by a screen; Xiao Leshi is a formal acquaintance with the three gentlemen, and she only saw the faces of the two female gentlemen, but the male gentlemen did not see them.

Meal.

Sending the three gentlemen away, Xiao Leshi and Ming Wu sat together and talked, "You three gentlemen look like knowledgeable people. ”

"If my knowledge is poor, my master won't recommend it to me." Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are only the items they are proficient in, and the main thing to teach her is the subjects they are proficient in; Those who are not proficient will also teach some, but they will not mislead people's children.

"yes!" While she was happy for her daughter, she also really sent a sigh of relief.

After apprenticing, her daughter got too many benefits, "In the future, you have to be filial to your master and ancestor, otherwise, your mother will not be able to spare you first." ”

"Mother, you've said it several times, I know; Filial piety to the master is right. "The pushing and coquettishness have all been used, so that Xiao Leshi has stopped.

Ming Yu breathed a sigh of relief, she wondered if her mother was about to enter menopause, "Mother, don't stay at home all the time if you're okay, take the maid and the maid out for a walk; Go shopping and see the style of the capital. ”

"It's okay, I'll make more contacts, so that I can exchange some subsidies for the family; It's the same when I'm at home, I do housework at home every day, and I don't have time to go around town. When I arrived in the capital, I really wanted to go out, and there was a market not far from my house, how good. "It's too prosperous, there is not much money in my hand, and I am panicked!

When they came, they brought two thousand taels, and spent hundreds of taels on the way; Even if there is no silver money in the house, these silver looks a little bit, and the real flowers are really not enough!

In the past few days of settling down, I have gone to buy two or three hundred taels of things, and it is a daily expense; In the future, people's monthly money will also be given, where can they sit and eat.

"Mother, don't worry about the silver, I have a way; The script will soon be able to get dividends, and then I can make money by doing a small business with my senior brother and second brother. She didn't know what her mother was thinking.

But they are born in sorrow and die in peace.

Every time I come back, I see my mother doing handmade ties, and she feels comfortable again.

"Don't be busy, if you really have nothing to do, why don't you ask two female gentlemen to teach you how to learn calligraphy and painting; Cultivate sentiment, when your father comes, you can still have a good time with your father, how good! ”

Xiao Le's heart moved, and he was indeed a little moved; But she didn't have that face, and put all the burden of life on her daughter.

"I'm just a village woman, what do you say; When I first got married, your father knew what kind of person I was, and I was not a person who could enjoy the literati atmosphere. Xiao Leshi refused neatly, "Don't persuade me, I know what to do; You study hard, don't worry too much about money, although our family is not rich, it is not that we can't eat. ”