Li Wan said with a smile: "If my sister hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have thought of this for a while."

With the bottom line in my heart, I felt a lot more relaxed for a while, and immediately asked the girl to prepare paper and pens.

Seeing this, Baochai said goodbye with a sense of humor, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, please be busy. I have been out for some time, and it is time to go back."

Li Wan didn't stay any longer, thanked him again, and ordered someone to put two plates of freshly steamed taro in an assorted box, and bring back some preserved fruit snacks for Aunt Xue to taste, and said with a smile: "My sister will come and sit when she is free."

Baochai agreed to go.

The servant girl had already prepared the pen and ink, Li Wan sat in front of the desk, thought about it, and immediately picked up a pen to revise the book, checked it and found that there were no omissions, then sealed it properly, and packed a few delicate snacks, and sent it to someone Leaving the Li family.

The distance between Li's family and Rongguo Mansion is not very far, only a quarter of an hour away. At that time, Li Shouzhong and his son had gone to work, and only Li's mother and daughter-in-law Zhang were at home. It is said that my aunt sent someone to deliver things, and there was another letter to my wife.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were a little puzzled when they heard the words. They only returned to the New Year's ceremony two days ago, and they have never heard of anything. Could it be that something happened?Thinking of this, Mother Li hurriedly said: "Bring me the letter quickly and let me have a look."

The servant girl who was serving beside her hurriedly went to get the letter after hearing the words.

Mother Li took it, and immediately opened it for a closer look. After reading it a while later, a trace of melancholy flashed across her brows, and she let out a long sigh.

Although Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Li are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they have a very good relationship. Seeing that her mother-in-law looked gloomy after reading the letter, she hurriedly said, "What's the matter, madam? But what's the matter with my aunt?"

Mother Li didn't hide it from her, and sighed: "Your sister wants to find a famous teacher for Lan Geer to teach, but she doesn't know much about the outside world, and no one in their house has come forward, so I want the master to help find out. two."

Mrs. Zhang sympathizes with her sister-in-law who is widowed at a young age, and Li Wan has given generous gifts to her during the three festivals and two birthdays in recent years, and every time she gives her elder sister-in-law something with great care, the relationship between Mrs. Zhang and her sister-in-law is not bad. Hearing the words, he said: "Grandma is also a loving mother. Brother Lang is six years old this year, and he is born smart, filial and courteous. I see that he will have great promise in the future. He should hire a famous teacher to teach him well. Don't delay."

Mother Li sighed when she heard the words: "Why don't I think so? The people of the Jia family have always been with the red top and the white, holding high and stepping low. Your sister is orphaned and widowed. Life is so difficult. Lan'er is their second wife." grandson of

, Now I dare not even ask for a gentleman. "

Li's mother loves her daughter very much, but Jia Zhu died early, and her daughter was a widow at a young age. She has to raise the child and serve her parents-in-law. I can't help complaining about the dirt and dirt in my heart.

Mrs. Zhang has also heard about some ridiculous things about the Jia family recently. Hearing her mother-in-law's dissatisfaction with the Jia family, she agrees with her heart. It's just that Li's mother said these things, but she, as a daughter-in-law, couldn't say it, so she laughed. She comforted her and said, "Madam, don't worry, we've been in the back house all year round, and we don't have eyes for the outside world, why don't we discuss it after the master and uncle come back."

Mother Li also understood this truth, nodded and said: "You're right, you can't be in a hurry right now, let's talk about it when the master comes back."

In the evening, when Li Shouzhong and his son returned home from get off work, Li's mother handed them Li Wan's letter and said, "Look, you two, see if there is anything you can do."

Li Shouzhong and Li Heng watched it one after another, and were silent for a moment.

Seeing that the father and son were silent, Li's mother couldn't help becoming anxious, and said, "What's the matter? You should say something."

Li Heng frowned and said, "I'm afraid it won't be easy."

There are only two or three famous gentlemen in the capital, and they have been robbed long ago, so it's their turn.Moreover, my sister's requirements are very high. In the letter, she repeatedly said that the person she is looking for is not an ordinary gentleman, but someone who is willing to accept Lan Er as a disciple and is willing to teach her sincerely. Not only must she be well-educated, she must also be open-minded and not pedantic in her life. Where can I find people?

Li Shouzhong sighed: "No matter how difficult it is, you have to find a way. You also saw what your sister said in the letter. Jia's private school is in such a mess. Even the best children will be taught badly if they go there. Where are the people who study?" place.

Your sister is only counting on Lan'er, our grandson of the Li family can't be ruined by those people. "

He also knows that this matter is difficult, but Li Wan is his only daughter, and he loves his only grandson very much. His daughter has no husband, and his grandson Jia Lan will be his daughter's only support for the rest of her life. As a father, he Naturally, he couldn't sit idly by, but he went through all the colleagues and friends he knew in his mind, and he still couldn't find any suitable ones.

Mother Li also frowned, frowning and said: "Could it be that the whole capital can't find one? Think about it again, there are some old classmates who knew each other in the past.

None are suitable? "

Li Heng was at a loss, when he heard the words, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and hurriedly said: "I heard something in the yamen today. It is said that Mr. Gu returned to Beijing a few days ago!"

Li Shouzhong was startled when he heard the words. He was about to ask Mr. Gu, but before he could speak, he suddenly realized, his eyes widened, and he said in astonishment, "You are talking about Mr. Gu Yangu?"

Li Heng nodded hastily, and said, "It's Mr. Gu Yan!"

Li Shouzhong's eyes lit up, then dimmed, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Gu is indeed the best candidate, but what kind of person is he? There is no one we can climb up to. I don't know how many princes and nobles want to worship him over the years. Under the door, no one can get in, even the third son who was known as the child prodigy of the Zhou family was rejected, so how can he look at such a little doll as Lan'er."

It turns out that Gu Yan was a famous Confucianist in the dynasty. This person is quite legendary. His father, Gu Fan, was born in the Gu family in the south of the Yangtze River. The eldest princess, so Gu Yan actually has half of the blood of the Tian family, and is a direct cousin of the current Holy Majesty.

It's just that the Gu family was involved in the battle for the throne back then. Although the late emperor saw that he was lenient on the face of his younger sister, Princess Yong'an, he only let Gu Yan's family go. The other houses were still worthy of killing and copying. The wind is gone.

Although Gu Xun escaped unharmed because of his wife back then, the demise of the family has always made him brood on him, and he died of depression within a year, and then Princess Yong'an also died of illness one after another.

Gu Yan was only 20 years old at that time. He was a well-known talented scholar at that time. He was excellent in calligraphy and painting. He also vowed that he would never enter the court and participate in politics for the rest of his life. The first emperor felt guilty about this nephew, so he had no choice but to let him go.

Since then, Gu Yan has traveled all over the world. At the age of 28, he compiled a volume of "Miscellaneous Notes on the World", which narrated the sufferings of the common people, unjust, false and wrong cases he had seen over the years, as well as corrupt officials' recruitment of power and bribes, and oppression of the people. And so on, it caused great repercussions, and the first emperor was even more furious. He ordered the Ministry of Officials to investigate and dealt with many officials.

After this incident, Gu Yan's name was known to everyone.

At the age of 34, Gu Yan was invited by a friend to go back to Jiangnan Academy to teach. In the following years, he successively accepted several disciples. Every time he took the scientific examination, none of them failed the rankings, and all of them were among the best. Disciples are also on the list.

Since then, Gu Yan became famous, and the number of apprentices was almost overwhelmed.

threshold.

It's just that Gu Yan doesn't accept disciples easily, and there are only five disciples in the past 20 years. One of them has been promoted to the governor of one party, one is in the river, and one is a lecturer in the Imperial Academy. But still follow the teacher to compile books.

Li's mother also remembered the origin of Mr. Gu Yan when they heard the two talk, and couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. Although she thought that her grandson was smart and good, she also knew in her heart that Gu Yan's eyes were probably the same. Look down on Jalan.

It's just such a good opportunity, it's a pity to miss it. Thinking of this, Li's mother said: "I heard that Mr. Gu is open-minded, with the style of Wei and Jin, and he is the easiest to get along with. Have you talked about poetry together, there is always some friendship, why don't you come to ask about it?"

Li Heng and Li Shouzhong looked at each other, both dumbfounded, it was too simple to think.

Li Shouzhong said helplessly: "Mr. Gu and I have only met each other a few times, and we don't have a deep friendship. Maybe people don't remember me as a character. Wouldn't it be boring to come to the door?"

While talking, he winked at his son, Li Heng understood and found an excuse to back down.

Li's mother said coldly: "I don't care. At the beginning I said that Jia's family was wrong, but you didn't listen. The daughter who harmed me is now a young widow. As a father, you just don't care about it. Now it's so easy for your daughter to speak up." Please, there is such a good opportunity again, why don't you just stand by and watch?"

It turned out that Li's mother had taken a fancy to a nephew of her natal family for her daughter when they first met. Although he was not very rich, he was also a scholar. Gave it to the Jia family.

Although Li Shouzhong has a somewhat pedantic temperament, he is not a ruthless person. In recent years, he has always felt a little guilty. He secretly regrets that he should not marry the Jia family, which caused his daughter to be a young widow. Seeing his old wife getting angry at this time, Li Shouzhong smiled helplessly. , took a long sigh and said: "Come on, let's go, let's get rid of my old face, and wait for the middle of the month to take a bath, and I will have the audacity to go for a while."

Li's mother became happy when she heard the words, and said: "This is the way, there is no hindrance to asking anyway."

The next day, Li Shouzhong wrote back to his daughter. He didn't mention Mr. Gu's matter. He only said that he didn't have any clues yet, and he would go to various places to inquire about it. He would tell her when he had news, so that she could teach Jia Lan well. Do not neglect your studies, etc.

Li Wan also breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the letter, and quietly waited for the news.

Ten in two days

The eighth day of February was Li Wan's birthday.

This day, Li Wan got up early in the morning, washed up, and changed into an autumn-colored embroidered plum blossom double-breasted long jacket in white fox fur, and a white ermine skirt embroidered with flowers.

Daiyu, Baochai Yingchun and others came to celebrate their birthday one after another, gave their respective birthday gifts, and after eating birthday noodles, everyone went back. Li Wan went back to his room to rest for a while, when Danju came in with a smile and said: "Sister Meixiang is here to give Grandma is celebrating her birthday."

Li Wan accepted the post yesterday, and was not surprised when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Please come in soon."

Danju Xiazhu and others went out to greet them with a smile.

Not long after, Xia Zhu and others came in surrounded by Mei Xiang. Li Wan looked up and saw that she was wearing a silver red woven gold makeup satin with flowered long gown, a light yellow embroidered cotton satin skirt, a white crane bun, and a pair of ears. The hard red inlaid gold pendant hit the swing lightly, its end was bright and charming, and he couldn't help laughing: "It's been a while since I saw you, how is your family doing?"

Mei Xiang smiled and said, "Thanks to grandma, everything is fine."

After all, I prayed for my birthday first, and then offered birthday gifts. In addition to the regular silks, satins, snacks, and decorations for three festivals and two birthdays, there is also a set of clothes, shoes and socks made by myself.

Li Wan saw that the clothes were very delicate, with fine stitches, and the colors and patterns were his favorite, so he knew that it took a lot of effort, so he ordered Xia Zhu to accept it, and said to Mei Xiang with a smile: "You are now the head of the house." Now, why do you still do these things, it doesn’t matter if you ask any girl to do one or two things.”

Mei Xiang smiled and said: "Grandma's words made me so ashamed that I had no place to hide. If it weren't for grandma's grace, I wouldn't be able to live a happy life today. It's just a set of clothes. I'm a grandmother. She was still a little girl in front of her."

Li Wan laughed and said, "I haven't seen you for half a year, but my articulation has become more and more articulate."

After talking and joking, Mei Xiang asked someone to bring up another box, which was a birthday present for Fu Ling, and it was also an antique decoration of silk and satin, and a set of clothes, shoes and socks.

Li Wan then asked, "How is Fu Ling recently? I haven't seen her for quite a while."

Mei Xiang smiled and said: "Just as I was about to tell grandma the good news, Sister Fu Ling is pregnant again, and now she has just turned three months, and the pregnancy is not stable, she can't go out, and the house is in a hurry, so she asked me to bring a birthday gift, and also Tell grandma about the crime."

Li Wan was also happy for her when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "This is a good thing, the most important thing is to keep healthy." Then he asked how Fuling was doing.

Mei Xiang sighed: "I suddenly saw red a few days ago, and I was bedridden for several days, but it got better in these two days, and I can walk a few steps on the ground."

It turns out that Mei Xiang's husband and father-in-law are both doctors.

, her mother-in-law also learned some medical skills, and specially consulted some women and men. A few days ago, Fu Ling was not feeling well. Because she is close to Mei Xiang, the two families are usually close to each other, and they are quite close. It was also Granny Mei Xiang who came to the house for diagnosis and treatment.

Li Wan heard this and frowned and said: "Seeing popularity is not a trivial matter, and it must not be neglected. Fuling has no mother-in-law, and the grandmother is getting old at home, so it is better to have someone by her side to take care of her."

Pregnant women are already hard-working, not to mention that Fu Ling still has to take care of the children and husband, as well as housework, how can she take care of it.

Mei Xiang hurriedly said, "Grandma, don't worry, Sister Fuling is taken care of by her. Didn't relatives come to the south of their house last time? It's Zhou Juren's distant aunt, who I met by accident when I went back to Jiangnan to take the exam that year."

This lady's maiden name is Feng, and it is said that she was also the mistress of a country gentleman's family, but later her daughter was abducted, the family business fell into ruin, and her husband left again, leaving her alone. Sister Fuling saw her alone and helpless So he subsidized some silver and her.

This Mrs. Feng has been looking for her daughter in Yangzhou. When she heard the news that she might be sold to the capital, she went to Beijing to join Sister Fuling's family. Who knew that there was no news after searching for a long time. It happened that Sister Fuling had no mother-in-law, and her grandmother was old. She couldn't take care of her. This lady has a gentle temperament and experience in childbirth, so she stayed with Sister Fuling to take care of her. "

After hearing this, Li Wan felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while, so he didn't think much, just nodded and said: "It's good to have someone to take care of you, you go back and tell her, let her take care of her body, don't worry about it, and let her go if she has anything to do." Someone come to the mansion and say something."

The author has something to say: I am going bald, I will try to go early tomorrow...

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