Second Master Xue of the Red Chamber has space

Chapter 8
"Hong'er is a worry-free person. He knows how to work hard on weekdays, and it has already achieved results. I went to pay a visit to the husband today, and the husband only said that Hong'er will succeed in the college examination next year. He told us not to worry too much, but to take care of him with peace of mind. The body is fine."

In ancient times, people were not allowed to wear cotton-padded clothes in the imperial examinations. Rich and noble families were allowed to wear leather jackets, but only one layer was allowed.

Every year during the scientific examination, it is not uncommon for people to freeze to death due to lack of physical strength in the examination room, regardless of whether they are successful or not.Therefore, candidates should not only study essays, but also practice martial arts to strengthen their physique, so as not to be unable to cope with the harsh objective environment of the scientific examination.It’s just that many people’s thinking is left-handed. They only know that “everything is inferior but reading is high”, but they don’t know that the body is the capital of revolution.

Xue Wang was very happy: "It's not in vain that I gave birth to these two children like I was fighting for my life. I am very pleased with Hong'er's like this, and recently Chai'er also surprised me very much. Didn't the master ask me to teach her to read the account book?" You know this child, it took only three to five days, not to mention that she organized the account books in an orderly manner, and she discovered a lot of greedy and fraudulent things in it. I was thinking about giving her some reasons to let her She's in charge."

Xue Yi laughed when he heard this: "This is my Xue Yi's daughter. Our family is a merchant. Although we are not as famous as those officials, we should have a smarter mind so that those wolf cubs can't figure it out. You When people who are greedy for ink are found out, don’t be merciful. Firstly, they will kill chickens to make an example to monkeys. Second, no matter how good the house is, it will not be able to withstand swarms of moths. Our family has never raised these slaves, and we must strictly punish them. It is better to take out one Let Baochai take care of the two things by himself, housekeeper, housekeeper, no matter how you know?"

Mrs. Xue nodded, but Xue Yi frowned: "It's fine for these two little ones, it's just Pan'er...he is still so reckless, how can it be better in the long run? I recently recovered from illness and returned to court. According to what the emperor wants, next year I really want to go out and run for a while, this Paner..."

Mrs. Xue also pondered for a while, but in the end she couldn't, so she had to say:

"My lord, forgive me for my incompetence. If you go out for a long time, you might as well take Pan'er with you. I'm the only one who can't control him.

The master doesn't know, when you are not at home, he is just a horse without a bridle, and he can't even pull it back.

If something really happens, I'm afraid it will be too late to take care of it by then.

Just like before, the young man from Chen Yuan's wife's family fought with someone and almost killed someone over a girl from Hualou. Thinking about it now, I feel scared!

The capital is the most prosperous place, and the most indispensable thing is dudes.

I saw that although Pan'er befriended some villains recently, he was not a sensible and obedient child like Hong'er, so I still had to worry about him every day.

I thought to myself, since the master wanted Hong'er to be admitted to the imperial examination, wouldn't Pan'er take care of the caravan in the future?He will be ten years old after the new year, and it's time to learn some real skills. "

After Xue Yi heard this, he looked at Wang Xue as if he didn't know her. How could he not know her as husband and wife for many years?
On weekdays, he is the one who can't see Xue Pan suffer any grievances, what happened today?
Don't you know that doing business is not as glamorous as it seems? You have to eat and sleep in the open along the way. How can you be as prepared and considerate as you are at home?It's just hard work.

Xue Wang really lowered his head and smiled and said:
"Master, don't look at me like that. Back then I was in poor health and lost several children. Pan'er was my first child. Naturally, I pampered him everywhere. I wouldn't even tell him about his mistakes.

Now it seems that Hong'er is already so outstanding, Pan'er can't lag too far behind. In this way, when Hong'er grows up, the two brothers will look different standing together, and we as parents will have no glory, right? "

"...It's great for you to think so. Looking forward to it, he is the first child I'm looking forward to, so how can I not feel pain in my heart?

But loving children is not blindly arrogant, such a good child is also ruined.If you had done this earlier, the two of us would have saved ourselves from quarreling, and I would have less to worry about.

That being the case, after the new year, I will take Pan'er by my side so that he can learn some real skills, go out to see him, and sharpen his mind.

Although Pan'er was a little reckless, she had a solid heart, and if she taught her well, she might not be fruitless.

Being a businessman is not more about studying than studying, but also depends on talent. In the end, it just depends on who is so experienced.

It's just that with Pan'er's temperament, at least she has to 'lose the skin', so I'm a little worried. "

Xue Wangshi smiled: "Master said this, didn't you come here in the same way? No matter how bad Pan'er is, he is still your son, and it will definitely work."

Xue Yi nodded and said with a smile: "That's right. Hong'er is about to take the big exam. I will be Bingming Shengshang. No matter what kind of errand I take, I will come back before autumn. This is my son's important event, and I don't want to be absent."

Speaking of long journeys, Xue Wang’s caring words started again. Although Che Jilu’s words have been heard many times, Xue Yi is still very useful. He only feels that the warm sun rises in the cold winter months, and a couple hugs each other. Sleep, needless to mention.

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, all members of the Xue family went to the south to burn silk and lay incense, offer offerings, and pay homage to their ancestors.

Because the Xue family's ancestral hall and relatives in the clan are all in their hometown, so on New Year's Eve, the Xue family just closed their doors to have a family banquet, share theater wine, get together with the family, and let alone set off fireworks.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the three brothers and sister Xue Pan got up early and went to their parents to say hello and New Year greetings. Each of them received a big gold purse.

Xue Wang, Xue Pan, Xue Hong and Baochai each prepared a birthday gift and sent it to Jia's mansion to celebrate Yuanchun Chunqiu.

Mrs. Xue Wang gave valuable jewelry, clothes and other items, but the juniors only gave them toys, needlework and thread as a token of their appreciation.

Everyone went to Wang Ziteng's mansion to pay New Year's greetings.

After this trip, Xue Hong finally met the thunderous Wang Xifeng.

She is already 14 years old, and she will be able to say goodbye after the wedding ceremony in September.

The Wang family didn't care about "men and women have different seats at seven years old", so Xue Hong was able to see Sister Feng's true face.

She was no different from what Xue Hong imagined, she was pretty, she talked and laughed, but she was faintly arrogant.It's just that the costumes are even more gorgeous, as soon as she passed by, she could only hear the jingling of the rings, which were gorgeous and dazzling, very rich and noble.

"Hehe, Pan'er, Hong'er, Baochai, their adults say what adults say, you can go and play with me!"

Wang Xifeng held Xue Hong with his left hand and Baochai with his right hand, and looked them over carefully, never sparing the words of praise in his mouth.He was also afraid of Xue Pan's taste, so he would talk to Xue Pan from time to time, asking him questions about hunting and other things that Xue Pan loved to hear.

So the three Xue brothers and sisters played in Wang Xifeng's yard all afternoon and didn't go back until dinner was over.

Although it is not missing on weekdays, Wang Xifeng is very busy and always goes to banquets everywhere.

I'm afraid that Wang Ziteng and his wife think she is smart. Taking her around will attract attention, and it will be easier to make friends with the wives of officials. Secondly, she is not young anymore, so she should be treated well. Looking for a marriage, so even if the three brothers and sisters of the Xue family come, eight or nine times out of ten they won't be able to see her.

Unexpectedly, after staying together all afternoon today, the three brothers and sisters realized why everyone said she was the hero of the makeup team.

I could only hear her spitting out lotus flowers, although it was a joke in the market, but although her words were rough, she seemed to see through everyone's minds, there were only funny things, but nothing unpleasant.

And she also has a clear reason, it is her reason to distinguish anything, and no one else can make a mistake.He also knows how to match what he likes, and he is generous in his shots.I gave Xue Pan a set of high-quality bows and arrows and sleeve arrows, and Xue Hong several sets of fragmentary scrolls. As for Baochai, there were many gifts.

She is also a girl, and Wang Xifeng pays special attention to her dressing, such as heads, necklaces, rings, gold, silver, jade, jewel-encrusted and pearl-studded, even rouge and gouache, and playthings of all sizes. Baochai, who usually doesn't like to be surrounded by jewels and emerald greens, or painted with makeup, also repeatedly praised her for her good eyesight.

Xue Hong secretly sighed, such a wonderful person was born to be the focal point.Not to mention that Jia's mother would love her very much, just this afternoon, the three of them also unconsciously became intimate with her.If Wang Xifeng's sad and cruel nature was not portrayed in the original book so vividly that it made people preconceived, Xue Hong would probably regard her as her own sister at this time.

It's just that I don't know, what is the fate of Wang Xifeng's marriage?Will he still marry Jia Lian as he knows?What kind of person is Jia Lian?

Xue Hong's question soon had a chance to be verified.

On the second day of junior high school, Xue Hong went to pay New Year's greetings to her husband, who hadn't left any food because he had been in poor health for several days.Xue Hong had no choice but to go back to the mansion and spend a day talking and laughing with her parents, brothers and sisters.

On the third day of the lunar new year, it was the day when Jia's mansion invited their family to have New Year's wine.

Xue Hong changed into festive clothes and came to Rongfu.

I saw that the door god was changed in the mansion, the couplet was put on the board, and peach charms were newly filled, giving it a completely new look.There are lights and festoons everywhere, everyone wears new clothes, laughs and laughs from time to time, compared with my own home, it is a different kind of lively and prosperous scene.

Xue's family came early, and when Jia's mother went to the room, all the juniors and grandchildren of the Rong family came to pay their respects.Everyone entered the house together, and first paid New Year's greetings to Jia's mother, and then greeted each other. The children received gold and silver scorpions and necklaces and bracelets. , this need not be mentioned.

It is worth mentioning that Yingchun, who was supposed to be timid, looked much more generous today.

He came forward to pay New Year's greetings to the old lady, and when talking to relatives and friends, he didn't look dumb and clumsy, but was very decent, but he still didn't talk too much.

"Young girl seems to have grown up."

After hearing what Jia Mu said, Xue Hong's eyes lit up when he looked at Yingchun again.

Looking carefully at Yingchun for a long time, I saw that her eyebrows and eyes are very good, although she is not as graceful as Yuanchun, but she has a different style than Yuanchun, and her appearance is not inferior to Yuanchun.

At this time, when she saw that everyone was looking at her, she smiled slightly and lowered her head. She was considered soft and charming, and I felt pity for her.

(End of this chapter)