Chapter Seventy-Nine: Choosing an Acolyte
After thinking about it, Lin Shuran still came to the Grange the next day, she felt that instead of finding some people who were not very familiar with Xu Mingchen and their attendants, it was better to choose a few children of the same age from the Grange, like Dazhu and Erzhu, these children themselves are also very familiar, and they are trustworthy in terms of character and ability.
However, after Lin Shuran arrived at the Grange, she did not mention the matter of selecting attendants for the young masters of the Xu family first, but found the fifth uncle first, and she wanted to ask his opinion first.
The fifth uncle just came back from hunting in the mountains, and he had a new wine gourd around his waist, and even a red peace rope was tied to the gourd, Lin Shuran just felt strange and took a look at it, and when he came back to see the fifth uncle this time, he always felt that there was a little difference between his eyebrows, and he seemed to be more worried.
"Those children in Dazhu are a little wild, let them go to the big mansion as followers, aren't you worried that they will cause you trouble at that time?" In the opinion of the fifth uncle, Dazhu and Erzhu are used to staying in the mountains and wilderness, and there are many rules in big families, and they may not be able to adapt to it for a while.
"Then what's there to worry about, since I married into the Xu family, the most I have seen are the children who cause trouble, I have been with those children of Dazhu in the Grange for three years, they are simple and kind, and they are very clever and intelligent, and I think that their group of children are not willing to be trapped in this mountain for the rest of their lives." Lin Shuran preached his thoughts to the fifth uncle.
The last time Dazhu and they followed Xu Mingchen to Keju Garden to play football, Lin Shuran saw that they had no stage fright in Keju Garden, where the powerful gathered, they dared to fight, they were neither humble nor arrogant, and the momentum of not admitting defeat on their bodies really impressed her.
"Since you are so optimistic about them, then do what you think, anyway, you are their master, and they dare not disobey your orders." The fifth uncle smiled, Lin Shuran was the kindest master he had ever seen, and he didn't like to force others, even if the other party was her subordinate.
Sure enough, I heard Lin Shuran say: "Then I still have to ask Dazhu and their parents for their opinions, if they don't agree, I'll find some people elsewhere." ”
The fifth uncle nodded, then looked at Lin Shuran meaningfully, and then said: "Don't just think about those children of the Xu family, there is only Chunxi by your side all these years, that girl can do some small things, but it is worse to protect you." ”
"I don't go out of the door all day, and I don't need anyone to protect me, and I usually go out with my mother-in-law, and it's good to have Chunxi by my side." Lin Shuran didn't care, she also had a certain ability to protect herself.
The fifth uncle still shook his head, and said in a muffled voice: "I'll send you someone in two days, and I'll be relieved that someone is by your side!" ”
Lin Shuran hurriedly asked who the fifth uncle was, but the fifth uncle refused to say anything more, so she didn't continue to ask, but she wondered that the fifth uncle had never been in contact with outsiders in the past three years, and who was the person he sent?
Lin Shuran didn't think much about it, so he found the sister-in-law of the cook Dazhu first, and asked her if she was willing to let Dazhu and Erzhu follow Xu Mingchen as their attendants.
As soon as Sister-in-law Hui heard this, she knelt down for Lin Shuran gratefully, so that her two sons could get out of this mountain nest, and they could also follow the young masters as close attendants, which was a good thing that was difficult to find with a lantern, how could she refuse.
Lin Shuran asked Dazhu and Erzhu's opinions again, and they were very happy when they heard it, and expressed their willingness to follow Xu Mingchen and them to serve.
"Miss, in the future, the eldest young master and they will go to the barracks, can we also follow?" Dazhu's eyes showed a fiery light, he had already heard Xu Mingchen say that the children of the Xu family were going to be sent to the barracks at the age of sixteen, and he didn't look at his young age, but he had a pure heart of loyalty to the country since he was a child.
Lin Shuran saw that Dazhu seemed to be very keen on entering the barracks, so he replied with a smile: "Of course, it's just that entering the barracks is not as easy as you imagined, and even your life may be lost during the war, aren't you afraid?" ”
"Don't be afraid, a good man should stand up to the sky and defend the country, this is what you taught us, Miss, although rest assured, we will definitely take good care of the young masters!" Although Dazhu and the young masters of the Xu family also had conflicts before, they have long reconciled and become good friends who appreciate each other, even if their identities are different, there is not much estrangement between them.
Thinking that the children knew the children best, Lin Shuran chose ten children under the reference of Dazhu, these children were originally from the descendants of the Grange, and they didn't need to sign any contracts, so they followed Lin Shuran back to the General's Mansion.
"Dazhu, you are all familiar with them, they will be your close attendants in the future, whether it is studying, practicing martial arts or living, you all have to be together, choose for yourself!" Lin Shuran brought Dazhu and them to Xu Mingchen and the others, except for the youngest three, who did not need attendants, and the other ten children each chose a subordinate to be their attendant.
Because these two groups of children often played together when they were in the Grange before, they knew each other a little bit, and the ten people were quickly selected, and Dazhu was most happy that Xu Mingchen chose him, so that he could follow Xu Mingchen into the military camp after three years.
Xu Mingye didn't want to choose, he was only used to a wolf by his side, but Erzhu took the initiative to come up and bring his rhubarb, and a wolf and rhubarb glanced at each other coldly, and they actually squatted together in a tacit understanding.
After the matter of choosing attendants for the children was over, Lin Shuran asked them to continue to go back to copy the books, and saw that the first exam of the children's exam was coming.
Lin Shuran prepared a separate carriage, clothes and snacks for Xu Mingfan, and told him to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and on the day of the exam, he personally sent him into the examination room.
"The slave and maid who look at this exam are the youngest of the four young masters of our family!" Chunxi tiptoed to look in the direction of the examination room, and there were no candidates younger than Xu Mingfan.
When everyone saw Xu Mingfan enter the examination room, it caused a lot of commotion, because they didn't know his true identity, they all thought that he was messing around, and many people showed contempt and contempt in their eyes, thinking that a yellow-mouthed child was here to join in the fun.
Lin Shuran also looked at the direction of the examination room, she is a person who has been in the examination room for a long time, but it is the first time to send others into the examination room, Xu Mingfan wants to try her reading level, she thinks there is nothing wrong with trying, after all, this is also a decision made by the child herself, she has to support it.
Lin Shuran waited outside until the end of the first exam, and when she saw Xu Mingfan running out of the examination room, a smile appeared on her face.
As soon as she saw Xu Mingfan, she hurriedly asked him with concern, whether he was tired, whether he was thirsty, whether he was hungry, that is, he didn't mention whether he did well in the exam, she didn't want to put too much pressure on him, he had passed the exam, and it was pointless to ask if he did well in the exam.
(End of chapter)