can see him sleeping in a small lump and looking cute, and I think that children should be like this.

From childhood to adulthood, the teacher said that he was extremely talented, and he still had to work hard day and night. He has seen too many children with ordinary qualifications, forced to memorize by rote, hard reading by lighting lamps and boiling oil, swollen hands and crying and red eyes, and staying up weak and sickly.

How arduous was the road to the imperial examination? When the list was released, standing outside the tribute courtyard and looking at it, there were only a few people who were proud of the spring breeze, most of them were sad and sad, or crying, these people shouldered the hope of the whole clan, there was no way back, they had exhausted their youth, polished their sharpness, some people gave up halfway, some people were poor, some people were sick or crazy, and some people were still children in white......

Huai Ming dragged a thick blanket from the basket under the bench and gently put it on his younger brother.

Looking at my brother's immature cheeks, and thinking of the lovely young sister at home, what does it matter? With their father and their own, they will be safe and sound all their lives.

The carriage stopped at the corner of the street, and the coachman lifted the thick curtain and opened a small slit: "Uncle, there are other carriages blocked in the alley, and you can't get in." ”

Huai'an slammed his head forward and woke up. I found myself drooling on my eldest brother's clothes, and I was embarrassed.

Huai Ming said: "Let's go in, let's go." ”

Huai'an rubbed his sleepy eyes and jumped out of the car with his eldest brother.

It turned out that a few carriages were parked at the entrance of the alley, and two were also parked at the door of the house, blocking the narrow alley, and many small servants were moving things in and out.

The two were pleasantly surprised: "It's my grandmother and aunt who are here!" ”

The house was lively, and Li Huan's daughter-in-law commanded the people to sort out the cages, orderly, busy but not chaotic.

Not only did the second aunt come back, but the second uncle also came back, and the displaced people he was ordered to return to Beijing to receive in lieu of relief were just going home for a good New Year.

The whole family gathered in the upper room to talk, and when they saw the two brothers entering, there was another commotion.

The two of them bowed to their grandmother, met their aunts and uncles, and greeted their brothers and sisters.

Huai'an said a lot of nice words around her grandmother, coaxing her grandmother to close her mouth, and the new white hair on her sideburns turned into bright silver with silver light.

Chen took Huai'an in his arms, and his tired face was full of joy of enjoying his family.

"The boss is in a hurry, all of a sudden he has come to the capital, what will Ming'er do next autumn?" Chan asked.

Huai Ming said with a smile: "Grandmother is relieved, if you can pass the test, you can pass the test if you live under the bridge and cave." ”

Chen was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Oops, oh no, why haven't you seen it for a while, Ming'er has also become narrow!" ”

"Mother looks at these children, they haven't grown a lot taller in just half a year!" Ji Shi Dao.

"yes." Chen smiled: "Sister Peng is running all over the ground, where can we not be old?" ”

Sister Peng'er, who was hiding in the crowd and stealing fruits to eat, was suddenly named, and the huge citrus bar fell to the ground with a click, and rolled down at the feet of the second uncle Shen Lu, and the whole baby froze in place.

The crowd laughed again.

Shen Lu peeled off the orange and beckoned his niece over.

Sister Peng doesn't remember people very well at this age, and it is easy to be separated for half a year, Shen Lu has the killing aura of a general, hiding behind her brothers and sisters, and can't help but be curious, only poking out a small hairy head.

Seeing this, Xu Tinglan said: "Peng'er especially likes to eat oranges, and she had a nosebleed the day before yesterday. ”

Chen hurriedly said: "Don't you dare to eat like this again!" ”

Xu Tinglan was afraid of the second uncle's embarrassing remarks, but Sister Peng really ran to Shen Lu for a bite of oranges, and sat on top of him with her knees propped up.

Holding a group of childish little nieces, the tall and burly man almost turned into a puddle of water.

"Just eat a petal, okay?" Shen Lu discussed with her in a good voice.

Sister Peng held her little head high and stretched out two fingers domineeringly.

Shen Lu agreed unprincipledly: "Okay, ......"

Anything.

……

In the second half of the month, Shen Yu finished the work at hand, packed his luggage, and prepared to return to the city.

When he went out with a group of officials and his entourage, he suddenly saw a lot of people gathered at the foot of the mountain—not to mention thousands.

The officers and soldiers stepped forward to block in front of Shen Yu and pressed the handle of the knife on their waists.

But seeing these homeless people in ragged clothes, helping the old and the young, they moved a few times, and knelt on the ground one after another, bowing and worshipping.

The old man at the head choked up and said, "We remember the kindness of the adults!" Lord Shen, please bow down to us. ”

Shen Yu has done this as an official, not because he has never accepted the kneeling of others, but the thousands of people in front of him knelt down, but he couldn't bear it at all.

He pushed aside the officers and soldiers and stepped forward, and personally helped the old man: "Old man, please get up!" Fathers and fellow villagers, please get up! Shen was ashamed and didn't dare to be. ”

"Lord Shen!" The old man said: "The men, women and children in our homeless village are all homeless people, and they can survive, have food to eat, and land to plant, thanks to the adults!" ”

In front of the public, Shen Yu couldn't accept such words, if it was His Majesty's grace and the decision of the imperial court, he just implemented it on his behalf, and kept asking the old man to get up, and the villagers to get up quickly.

The displaced people refused to leave for a long time, and Shen Yu knew that they had been wandering for a long time and were driven around, for fear that once they left, the court would regret it and send officials to expel them.

He stood on the high platform in front of the door and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, the official was a little more angry before, because the situation was grim and he was afraid of more deaths, and I hope you will bear with me." ”

Everyone shook their heads in denial, and some people were already in tears, gossiping: "Adults are all for our good, and it is a blessing for me to meet a good official like an adult!" ”

Shen Yu nodded and said: "It is the responsibility of the official to settle down in this place, and after the official leaves, you only need to build the house and reclaim the fields from the county's arrangement." The statue assures you that you can rest assured that you will live here in peace, and that the decisions of the imperial court will not change. In addition, the official has submitted an official document to the county government, and the homeless village will be officially renamed 'Nanqueer Village' and 'Beiqi'er Village' after the year. ”

Shen Yu's voice was loud.

The audience was silent at first, and I don't know who shouted: "Thank you for the grace of Lord Shen's life!" ”

Thousands of people cried together, Shen Yu's nose was sour, and the officials and soldiers on the left and right also had red eyes.

Finally sent the people away, Shen Yu convened the officials on duty to discuss the matter, and asked in a deep voice: "Please remember, Erlu Erlu, the people are fat and the people are anointed, the people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are difficult to deceive." ”

Everyone was terrified and said that they would never bully or abuse the homeless.

The door of the house had been moved, making him a little dazed.

After passing through the second gate and the verandah, I returned to the main courtyard, and saw Sister Peng dressed like a furball and was hopscotch in the yard. I was surprised and delighted to see him, and I threw myself at him with my little hands open.

Shen Yu picked her up and lifted her high, hugged her in his arms and kissed her again and again.

"Zaza!" Sister Peng smiled and pushed away her father, disgusted with the stubble on his face.

So, Shen Yu, who wanted to grow a beard, the first thing he did when he entered the door was to shave - a beard can grow in this life, and his daughter will grow up in a few years.

Xu Tinglan had a smile in his eyes, and instructed the maid to help him prepare hot water, wash off the dust first, and then go to say goodbye to his mother.

Shen Yu held his wife's hand: "Tired, right?" Have you ever had a stomach problem? ”

Xu Tinglan shook his head: "I have been careful of myself, and I have never committed it again." ”

"That's good." Shen Yu breathed a sigh of relief and asked again: "How about Huaiming Huai'an?" ”

"Huai Ming is in the school, Huai'an went to the palace to take classes, during this time, Mr. Xie's wife came to help a lot, and he was teaching the prince and Huai'an in the palace." Xu Tinglan said: "At the end of the year, I will add an extra copy when preparing the gift." ”

Shen Yu quipped: "You and his family are courteous as usual, you don't have to be too polite to Xie Zisheng, I asked him to find a husband for Huai'an, and after looking for a few months, I didn't even see a shadow." ”

Xu Tinglan refuted: "Look at what you said, people are kind enough to help you, and they help you if they succeed or not, so why do you complain." ”

"You only know one thing but you don't know the other," Shen Yu said with a smile, "King Qi instructed him to look for it 'slowly', don't be in a hurry, it's best to find it for three years and five years." Such a 'flattering villain' deserves to teach me for a few days, so I don't need to pity him. ”

Xu Tinglan was stunned.

His Royal Highness King Qi, what kind of hobby is this? Being a prince is boring, so I like to watch my children dismantle the house and play?

She was worried: "What happened to the greenhouse they built now?" ”

Shen Yu snorted: "After this year, it's time to collect the stalls for them." ”

Chapter 69

Unconsciously, Shen Yu's drawing of the Ninety-Nine Chill Diagram had been filled with a large area by Xu Tinglan.

Twenty-three, a small year. The old lady led the whole family to worship the king of the stove, set off firecrackers, and burned paper statues, while Huaiming led a group of younger brothers and sisters to buy sugar melons on the street, which is said to stick to the mouth of the king of the stove with sugar, so that he would not report the bad things at home after he went to heaven.

In addition to sugar melons, you also have to buy mixed fruits, that is, dates, chestnuts, hazelnuts and other dried fruits.

The small vendors selling caramel and rice cakes walked through the streets and alleys with their burdens, and when they came to the alley, Sister Peng took the lead in running out.

Whoever takes her has to chase after her and pay.

On the 29th of the lunar month, it snowed the heaviest since the beginning of winter this year.

There is no dynasty today, it is only the hour when Shen Yu opens his eyes in the morning, and it is already bright outside the window.

Huai'an pushed open the window and looked out, the sky and the earth were covered in silver, and the white snow pressed on the branches, like sweet but not greasy cream ice cream.

Put on thick-soled cashmere boots, wear warm ears and winter hats, white mist in your mouth, and creak your feet in the snow. He deliberately raised his legs again and stepped on a louder sound, leaving two series of footprints, one large and one small, behind him.

Shen Yu took Huai'an to the Hanlin Academy first, processed the official documents at hand, and then came to the palace.

The yamen will be sealed tomorrow, and the hundred officials will go home for the New Year on vacation, and he originally planned not to show up in the palace again, but Xie Yankai's old mother was sick and took leave to serve the sick, so he had to take the books and go to the palace to finish the last class of the year for the prince.

King Qi saw Shen Yu for the first time in nearly two months, and pulled him to talk for a long time.

First, it was boring during this time, and secondly, it was really concerned about the situation of the displaced people.

It is a good thing that King Qi cares about the people's livelihood, and Shen Yu told him in detail about what happened during this time. King Qi listened very carefully, this was the first time he had asked about the government in front of his father, and it could be regarded as recommending talents to the court, so he had a sense of accomplishment, as if he had personally participated.

Shen Yu knew that King Qi was not really "dull and dull", he was just ignored and neglected since he was a child, neither participated in government affairs, nor was he taught the law of governing the country.

When it comes to talking, time flies.

Shen Yu came to the study of the prince's office, in the front yard, the eunuchs were clearing the snow on the stone steps, sweeping a narrow passage, and in the backyard, for fear that the snow would collapse the greenhouse, the dude had to clean it up himself every once in a while.

Rong He and Huai'an did not study in the palace, but took a few little eunuchs of the same age, divided into two teams to play in the snow, and they got carried away, and they didn't see Shen Yu's arrival.

The eunuch guarding the door saw Master Shen coming and wanted to come forward to report, but was stopped by Shen Yu.

This year, there were only a few light snows after the winter, and it was rare to have a big one last night, how could children not be excited to see the thick snow?

Shen Yu didn't bother them, walked into the study hall lightly, sat by the window, and took a book to read at random.

It wasn't until the little eunuch came to remind them to eat that the two children realized that it was noon.

"Why hasn't Master Shen come yet?" Rong He asked.

The little eunuch said, "Master Shen has been waiting for the two of you in the palace for half a day. ”

The two opened their mouths and looked at each other.

"Why don't you make a sound?" Rong He blamed.