A few days later, An Ying received a notice from the prison of the Criminal Department and stayed at the door early in the morning. An Ying noticed that Zheng Ying was also waiting on the side, and was wondering in her heart, so she saw her father come out.

When An Tinggui walked out of the side door of the mansion, he saw his eldest daughter standing on the edge of the crowd with a smile, because there were a lot of people who were released from prison today, and many people surrounded the side door of the mansion, An Ying and Uncle Zhou were obviously unable to squeeze the others, so they stood on the side. An Tinggui wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, rubbed his face, and then walked over with a smile and said, "Let's go, let's go home." ”

An Ying talked about the big and small things at home as she walked, such as having rented a shop on Batou Street and was planning to move the shop in Huzhou, and the younger brother and sister would come to the city with the relocated guys in a few days. An Tinggui smiled all the way, listening to her daughter's chatter, and felt that her originally panicked and empty heart was filled. Since the death of his wife, he always feels panicked, unspeakably nervous, always thinking about making more money, and then it seems that any problem can be solved by money, and he knows in his heart that money is not the main problem, what should he do if his daughter gets married? What should I do if my son goes to school? He was bored in the mountains making tea, not wanting to face it. And this time I was in prison for a few months, watching my eldest daughter busy and doing things properly with one hand, and the heart that had been floating seemed to have slowly stabilized.

"Dad, we're home. Don't look at the narrow doorway of this house, there are enough rooms inside. You see that the study here is connected to the big bedroom is specially reserved for you, there are two rooms with a small suite in the middle, for the younger brother and the younger sister, the middle suite is the study of the two of them, and the two can use it together when they go to school together. This room is my room, which connects the study and bedroom. ”

An Ying took his father to look at the house while talking, Ya Yu came from behind, and said with a smile: "When Master An came back, the young lady talked a lot." Uncle Zhou has already moved the bathtub to the old man's house, and the old man will take a bath first to get rid of bad luck. Wait a minute, and then you can start eating. ”

An Ying said with a smile: "This is the eldest maid of Mrs. Shen's family, who has been here to help these days. Dad, go take a shower first. ”

An Tinggui cleaned up, An Ying and Ya Yu had already set up a table in the courtyard, An Ying beckoned happily and said, "Dad, come to dinner." You taste the craftsmanship of Bud Rain, Uncle Zhou has been fat these days. ”

An Tinggui sat down and looked at the full dishes, his eyes were hot, the sleeves of his shirt were wiped off, An Ying handed over a stoneware wine bowl, which was lightly poured with amber wine, and said, "Dad, don't be sad, the good days are ahead." It's all gone. ”

"Well, the best days are yet to come." An Tinggui drank the wine in one gulp, and the warm and sweet wine crossed his throat and fell into his abdomen, feeling that his body was warm.

The next day, An Ying went to Mrs. Shen again. After An Tinggui came back, he took over the matter of the new shop, and urged An Ying to take a good walk around the capital, relax and relax.

An Ying thought about her enthusiastic father, and couldn't help but smile on her face, and Yang Ye, who was eating breakfast with her, couldn't help but say: "Seeing that your father is out, you even eat with a smile." In the past few months, every time I see you, I frown, and I will be stunned for a moment every few bites. ”

An Ying took a bite of the freshly baked bun, the gravy splashed, she hurriedly wiped it with a hand towel, this dress was still newly made for her by Mrs. Shen, goose yellow muslin, she liked it very much, this splashed gravy is not easy to wash. Yang Ye looked at her panicked appearance, and said with a smile: "It turns out that you are so careless when you eat." I always felt that you were very old, and you were careful in everything you did and spoke. It's going to be your dad coming home, and you're really... Hahaha" As he spoke, he suddenly laughed, An Ying didn't know why, and looked blankly at Yang Ye, who was laughing non-stop.

Yang Ye finished laughing, handed An Ying a handkerchief, and pointed to his cheek while gesturing, An Ying wiped it and found that it was a large piece of green onion, which was probably chopped in the meat filling, and had just been stained on his face with the gravy. An Ying blushed and said, "Brother Yang, you told me earlier, but you made fun of me like this. ”

"No one saw it, but I did. Okay, don't be upset, I'll invite you to eat this breakfast, okay, you should make amends. Yang Ye looked at the little girl opposite with a smile.

An Ying saw that a large piece of the handkerchief given by Yang Ye was stained by the green onions, and said, "I'll go back and wash this handkerchief for you and return it to you." If you invite you for this breakfast, then I will have another lamb soup. When I return your veil, you will invite me to eat the clove soup and fragrant turnip sesame cake of the princess of Dipu Street. ”

The two talked and laughed, and An Ying asked, "We are ready to settle down in the capital, and my little brother and little sister will come from Huzhou New Town in a few days." In the past, they all went to school in the public school in the town, but I don't know where the public school in the capital is. How to get there? ”

Yang Ye replied: "There are many public schools in the capital, there are a few places in the east, west, north and south, but they are all children from poor families, and they don't know a few words. If your younger brother is going to take the Jinshi examination in the future, he should go directly to a better academy, or he will not be willing to accept it if he turns his head to an ordinary academy, after all, his foundation is poor. Your little sister can go to Liuting Garden to study, and my sister is there. ”

"What kind of place is Liuting Garden? Is there a school for girls? ”

"Liuting Garden is a women's school run by the Qian family, which was originally in Qiantang Mansion and later opened in the capital. The Mrs. Shen family read the book in the Liuting Garden of Qiantang Mansion. Her family is in the sisters' Zhaowen Pavilion to be made, and she is very famous. Yang Ye said: "Although the imperial court encourages women to study and become officials, many women study only for the sake of family fame. Liutingyuan women's school is more special is to teach according to their aptitude, women can choose what they are good at or like the category of learning, like my little sister, in fact, the reading talent is poor, but like to cut clothes, on the liutingyuan sewing class. I originally wanted her to learn some cooking skills, but she didn't want to, so she learned some poetry by herself. Oh, if you don't learn well, forget it, she just likes it. ”

"How can there be such an interesting school? So what are the lessons besides sewing? How are tuition fees calculated? Can we ordinary people afford it? An Ying thinks it's very interesting, there is such a unique education method in this era.

"In addition to the regular poetry and etiquette classes, there were also courses in music, dance, cooking, sewing, painting, and in the early years, there was polo, but there were too few women in the classes, and gradually the classes were not held. The tuition fee of Liutingyuan is not expensive, mainly funded and subsidized by the Qian family, and many of the students in it are also daughters of ordinary families. Yang Ye replied, "But if your junior brother wants to go to the academy, it will be much more expensive." The Jinling Mansion Academy I am currently attending costs ten taels of silver a year, which is a lot of money. But fortunately, Jinling Mansion Academy has a whole college exam every year, and those who are admitted to the first class will be rewarded with one or two silver. If the first place in the first class is rewarded with 20 taels, the second place in the first class is 15 taels, and the third place is 10 taels. I was able to enter the top three of the first class every year, and the silver awarded could cover the tuition fees, and I still had some savings to buy some books, pens and ink. ”

An Ying listened and listened, and found that Yang Ye was actually a scholar, and he was a scholar who got a full scholarship every year, she said in surprise: "Brother Yang, you are studying while working, and your homework is so good, I didn't know it before." ”

Yang Ye touched his head embarrassedly and said, "My family is also an ordinary family, if my family has to pay tuition every year, I won't be able to study in Jinling Mansion Academy for so long." If your younger brother wants to study at Jinling Mansion Academy in the future, this tuition fee is not a small expense. If the pressure is too great, you also choose Ji'an Academy in the north of the city, the teachers in it are also really talented, but the tuition fee is more than half cheaper than Jinling Academy. ”

An Ying nodded thoughtfully, thinking that she had to quickly put up the shop, no matter how poor she was, she couldn't be poor in education, and she still had to choose a good academy for studying.

"By the way, Brother Yang, I'll ask you about something again." An Ying remembered his arrangements today, and changed the topic again and said, "Are you familiar with someone in the Huzhou Mansion?" ”

Yang Ye thought for a while and replied, "This, I know...... Hey"