Chapter 747 The End of the Year of the E-Zijuan
The end of the seventh year of Yonglong has finally come.
The falling heavy snow covered the entire capital city in a blanket of white snow. For the Feng family, this was also the first Chinese New Year for the Feng family after their elder brother got married.
Shen Yixiu also began to passively get involved in the Feng family's festive busyness. There was no reason for her mother-in-law to work hard, but her daughter-in-law could take a break from the busy work. After two or three days of busy work, Shen Yixiu felt that it was really not easy to be a big woman.
Although the two mothers-in-law have not given up completely, it is obvious that they are beginning to want to hand over power. Shen Yixiu has to learn to take over all arrangements for the New Year.
"Ms. sir, I really don't want to get up. Can you ask the two younger sisters of the You family to come and help me?" Shen Yixiu, who was leaning in Feng Ziying's arms and finally got up, said coquettishly, "This is too late. Why are there so many things going on in the year? In the past, I didn’t seem to have much to do when I was in the Shen Mansion."
“In the past, you ate ready-made food, opened your mouth for food, and stretched out your hands for clothes. Now you have to worry about it on your own. Of course it’s different.”
Looking at Qingwen who was smiling with her lips pursed, she was wrapping Shen Yixiu in an embroidered jacket and cotton skirt. Feng Ziying stood up, revealing her strong body. Yun Shang also stood aside to dress Feng Ziying.
"What I said is not entirely correct. There are many more things going on in our house than before. For example, all kinds of businesses have to be settled by the young mistress during this period. Grandma is not familiar with them yet, so she naturally feels tired." Yun Shang helped Shen Yixiu explain.
"Yes, isn't that what Yun Shang said?" Shen Yixiu finally wrapped up his coveted body. He wore a lake silk coat over his scarlet bellyband, and added an embroidered jacket with fox armpits. , and finally put on a long cotton skirt, "Mr. sir, why don't you let the two younger sisters of the You family come and help me?"
"Wan Jun, this is your business. If you ask them to help, they will definitely not refuse. But they are probably not even as good as you, right?" Feng Ziying has some doubts about the abilities of the You sisters.
Third Sister You is a rough and straightforward person, and it is unreliable to take care of things like this at home, while Second Sister You is kind-hearted and timid. If her identity as aunt is not there, Feng Ziying estimates that any maid can ride on her head, and she can still Taking care of things?
"Grandma, what I said makes sense. Aunt Dayou is too simple and kind-hearted. The food delivered to the girl in the kitchen was a little cold, but she didn't say anything. If the slaves hadn't happened to meet her, those women in the kitchen would have bullied her. , the slave wants to heat up the kitchen, but Aunt Dayou still says it is a rare trouble..., as for Little Aunt You, the slave feels a bit decisive and killing, but Little Aunt You is no longer thinking about this, but wants to be with her all day long. Let me have a sword fight..."
Qingwen herself found it funny when she said this.
Aunt You and Aunt You are also a pair of strange sisters. Aunt You is tall and strong, but she is timid and thin-skinned. People say that Hu girls are fierce and wild, and are more wild than men on the border. , but there is no trace of this in her. She is more timid and honest than ordinary ordinary women.
Little Aunt You went to the other extreme and was obsessed with boxing and sword kung fu. In addition to sticking to her father, she also practiced boxing and swordsmanship in the house, making a lot of noise.
I don’t know if I am going to compete with you in bed by practicing martial arts? I didn't hear that this little Aunt You, who was very skilled in martial arts, was the most useless on the bed. She was tortured to the point where she threw away her armor and surrendered her gun without killing her.
Bah, why did you think of such a thing?
Qingwen's face felt a little feverish. Could it be that she had been waiting in the inner and outer rooms of grandma's room all day long, and had seen her a lot, and was really as excited as grandma said?
Hearing Qingwen's evaluation of Sister You, Feng Ziying felt that this girl was quite accurate in judging people, and this evaluation was very pertinent.
"Well, I'll talk to my mother and aunt first, and then I'll ask the sisters what they mean. I'm not in a hurry. Today will be the Chinese New Year, and tomorrow will be the eighth year of Yonglong. The New Year has a new look. , I also hope that our Feng family can have a better year." Feng Ziying smoothed things over.
"Well, my maid also wishes that grandma can give birth to a young master for me as soon as possible next year, so that my wife and aunt can rest assured." Qingwen finally put on Shen Yixiu's clothes, and then stood aside with Mrs. Tang in her arms.
Feng Ziying glanced at Qingwen and said teasingly: "You know how to please me, how about you figure out when your grandma can have one?"
Qingwen's face suddenly turned red and she spat, "I'm not serious, how can I know this? That should be my business."
Shen Yixiu, the person involved, was amused by the two masters and servants. Fortunately, she also knew that Feng Ziying had always liked Qingwen's temperament, so she didn't feel dissatisfied. She glared at Feng Ziying and said, "If you are interested, I can choose a date." It's better to catch the sun and comb Qingwen and Yunshang together tomorrow, so that this girl won't have to bicker with you all day long..."
"What, Qingwen, are you still not happy?" Shen Yixiu also teased Qingwen, "Could it be that you still have other thoughts and want to go out?"
Looking at Yun Shang covering her mouth and snickering, Qingwen still didn't understand that it was the couple who were teasing her, and she stamped her feet bitterly, "Why did grandma come to bully the slave with me?"
"Then if you don't bully who you are bullying, how can you bully me? You said that the You sisters are honest people, so you can't bully honest people, right? After all, the only one in this house can bully you." Feng Ziying laughed happily when she saw Qingwen's cute and angry look.
Such boudoir pleasures are naturally not common to outsiders, but they make the relationship between the master and the servant closer.
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"Has the garden in your house been built?" Feng Ziying sat in Jia Huan's room and looked around.
Since Jia Huan went to Qingtan Academy to study, his status in the mansion has risen visibly. Now a small courtyard has been specially arranged for him. Although he rarely comes back now, even Aunt Zhao is tougher than before. A lot.
"Probably it's been built, right? It doesn't have much to do with me, and I don't have much time to worry about it." Jia Huan curled his lips, seeming to disagree with what Feng Ziying said about the garden. He picked up the teacup with both hands and said solemnly The matter was presented to Feng Ziying.
Feng Ziying took the tea cup and nodded: "Well, the Qiu Wei test of Qingtan Academy was average. It is said that your principal is very dissatisfied and thinks that recruiting too many students has affected the quality of teaching in the academy. It is estimated that it will be more strict after the new year. , from now on, local students will only be able to go home for a day's rest every month, and I guess you won't have much time to come back in the next three years."
"Yes, Master Zhou has very strict requirements. I originally thought that my foundation in classics and principles was pretty good. But when I got to the academy, I realized that there are people outside the world. I belong to the worst group, so I don't dare to be disrespectful. Now I am focused on improving my teachings." Make up for what is lacking so as not to embarrass Brother Feng."
Jia Huan's demeanor was more calm, but a little anxious. Feng Ziying probably entered such an environment suddenly and felt the huge pressure caused by the gap between herself and others.
“Is it okay to take the monthly exam or the quarterly exam?” Feng Ziying asked with concern.
If she fails the monthly exam, Feng Ziying estimates that Jia Huan will really be embarrassed to see her.
"Thank you, Brother Feng, for your concern. I almost failed the first monthly exam, but it was much better the second time. Now I can basically rank around 280th among the 330 people in the entire Xiyuan. , but it’s much better than the previous times. My goal is to raise my ranking to around 200 next year, and to around 100 the year after that, and strive to pass the exam in the autumn of the tenth year of Yonglong.”
Jia Huan couldn't help but wave his hand when he said this to show his determination.
“Yes, you are ambitious!” Feng Ziying gave an encouragement, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Lay a solid foundation of economics and meaning. This year and next, your focus will still be on economics and meaning. The year after next, I will find a way to supplement the policy theory for you, although the weight of political theory in Qiu Wei is not as important as that of economics." However, when everyone has almost the same level of economics and meaning and it is difficult to distance themselves, political theory is often the key, so you must strive to keep your level of economics and meaning at the same level as others in order to pass the Qiu Wei Policy theory wins.”
Jia Huan's eyes couldn't help but turn red again. He stood up and knelt down to give Feng Ziying a gift. Brother Feng treated him like a nephew, but Jia Huan couldn't repay such kindness even if he was shattered to pieces.
It was in Qingtan Academy that he truly understood what a true scholar group was.
All the students in this academy are basically well-known scholars in their hometowns and counties, but they have to behave themselves when they go to the academy, even those from Dongyuan who have already obtained the qualifications to be elected. The senior fellow students also have no arrogance in the academy and are modest and respectful, which is heart-warming.
Because of this, he cherishes such an opportunity even more.
Also in the academy, Brother Feng's experience is also a legendary story, especially Brother Feng's outstanding performance in current policy theory, which is a good talk in the academy. Almost every year, the academy invites Brother Feng back to the academy to give a speech, which is an introduction. Every year, the government focuses on current affairs to provide direction for students.
Now that Brother Feng actually wants to tutor him specifically, this is an opportunity that every student in the entire academy dreams of and is hard to get. It can be said that some students can't buy such an opportunity even if they pay ten thousand taels of silver.
Seeing Jia Huan's expressions and movements, Feng Ziying frowned. How could people these days show their emotions so easily, and shed red tears at every turn? Men and women were like this. He was not used to it.
He waved his hands and tried his best to look pleasant, "What's wrong, Brother Huan, how can a man imitate Madam and cry like this? If you have this heart, why not put it to good use in studying. As long as you can do well in the exam, it will be the greatest thing to me." grateful!"
(End of this chapter)