Chapter 49 Zeng Zi Kills Pigs

The smile on Mrs. Pei's face paused, and she had a faint premonition. She frowned, and calmly looked at the old woman whose foreword was inconsistent.

The old woman was staring at her coldly, and she didn't dare to let out the air, she just bowed her head in a timid way.

Pei Shi has slowly restrained the joy on his face, and tapped softly: "You are also a little old, and you are old in your work. Is it possible that I have to teach you how to speak?"

The old lady didn't dare to take a breath anymore, she straightened her tongue, and then she answered cautiously: "When I return to my wife, this old slave got my wife's order and brought people to see it early. There is no name of the third girl on the list. However, the name of our second girl is on the top..."

Saying that, even this old woman had a proud face. When she looked up at Mrs. Pei, there was a look of hope on her face - she was waiting for Mr. Pei's reward. remember that the old girl passed the entrance examination for women's school last year, but everyone in the house has awards, especially the first one who came back to announce the good news, and got five taels of silver! Today, the second girl has also been admitted to the women's school. Although the wife may be more partial to older girls, she is her own daughter, so she wouldn't be too biased, she would definitely be rewarded, right? Maybe there is no five taels, even three taels and two taels, she is only happy.

However, before Mrs Pei, who was sitting on the couch, made a sound, Zhen Yiyun, who was holding the herbal medicine on one side, seemed to have been stung by a bug, her fingertips trembled slightly, and the medicine bowl in her hand fell.

The bowl of sweet white porcelain fell and shattered into pieces after another. The thick brown hot soup medicine dripped on the ground, and the white heat rose up, and the room was filled with the smell of medicine.

Pei Shi heard the sound, glanced at the eldest daughter, and whispered, "Yiyun?"

This tone, like concern, but also like a reminder.

Zhen Yiyun clenched his right hand tightly, his slender fingernails almost embedded in his palm, barely recovered from the stinging pain, but his face was pale, his beautiful face was twisted out of control, almost hideous. Hearing Pei's voice, she hurriedly lowered her head to cover it up, and explained in her mouth, "Look at me, I threw the bowl when I was happy."

Pei didn't say anything, just gave her a deep look.

Zhen Yiyun's heart was numb, and she didn't dare to stay here for a long time. She pleaded guilty to Mrs. Pei, and hurriedly walked out, leaving only one sentence: "I'll call someone to clean up the ground, and then bring you a bowl of medicine for my mother. "

At this time, Mrs. Pei still remembered the fact that Zhen Tingyun was on the list, so she didn't care about her eldest daughter. She only suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her heart and asked people to reward the old woman who reported the letter with a tael of silver, saying: "Yiyun not only got into the women's school back then, but also got good grades in the top five and one second grade. He was the leader of that year, so I rewarded more. Of course, this time, I was only happy that Tingyun was admitted to the women's school. Yes, of course I want to reward you with this good news."

The implication is that this time the reward for silver is not as much as in previous years.

The old lady got a tael of silver, and although she was disappointed, she was happy. Hearing this, she was startled, and quickly replied, "It's the old slave who is confused, but he forgot to report the results of the second girl to his wife."

Mrs. Pei already had a headache, but listening to the old woman's ramble made her headache even more uncomfortable. She couldn't help pursing her thin lips, and her pale face was a little tight.

If you change your eyes, seeing Pei's expression like this, you will shut up and dare not mention any achievements. But this old woman really doesn't know how to look at people's faces, or she is blinded by the one or two silver coins in her hand, so she happily goes down: "The second girl also won five A and one B, but it's a pity that the Kyoto Women's School There is also a girl Zhou who has won the sixth grade, and the two of us have no choice but to subdue."

Even so, the results of these five top and one second grades are also very good - last year Zhen Yiyun won the top spot, but it was only five top one and one second.

When Pei Shi heard the words, he almost thought he was hallucinating. After a while, she clenched her back teeth and asked in a cold voice, "Five A and One B?"

"Yes," said the old lady, eagerly waiting for the next reward, "the second girl's name is also on the list of the Kyoto Women's School, right next to the Zhou girl who has won the sixth grade, the old slave took a look Look again, it is indeed five A and one B!"

Pei shi lowered his eyes slightly, looked at the old woman waiting happily for the reward, took a deep breath, had to force a smile, gritted her teeth and said, "Take another coin or two to reward her."

After a pause, Mrs. Pei didn't know whether to explain it to others or to herself, so she only said softly, "This is a good thing, but Mingzhu didn't make the list this time. Too flamboyant..."

After saying that, Mrs. Pei waved her hand again to send away the old woman who was an eyesore. She paused, as if she had remembered something, and ordered someone to invite Zhen Tingyun.

After a while, Zhen Yiyun came in from the door with a bowl of hot soup in his hand.

The posture of her holding the medicine was a bit strange. The palm of her right palm turned inward subconsciously, covering her own palm intentionally or unintentionally - I saw that in the palm of that jade white delicate palm was actually the bloodstain that was pulled out with her fingernails, still bloody.

In fact, Zhen Yiyun had just come back with the medicine, but when she came to the door, she felt timid for some reason. Therefore, she just took the medicine and hid outside to eavesdrop. Unexpectedly, when I heard the news that Zhen Tingyun had also passed the 5th grade and 1st grade, it was like being struck by lightning. She was so shocked that she almost screamed and rushed out to refute the question, but in the end she still clenched her palm tightly, digging her own palm with her nails, and then she endured.

When Zhen Yiyun calmed down, she had already pulled out the bloodmark on her palm, and the blood was in pain. But she looked calmer than before. She took a handkerchief and wiped the blood from the wound. When the bleeding stopped, she still smiled softly and walked slowly. walk in.

At this time, she had calmed down, and she didn't know how many thoughts had turned around in her heart, but her face was full of worry, and her mouth was also very worried: "I don't know how the second sister caught up with the exam yesterday, but don't rob it. Someone else's certificate?"

When Zhen Yiyun wanted to come: this time, most of it was that Zhen Tingyun's heroine was still in her halo, and she happened to buy a certificate from someone else, so she was able to successfully participate in the women's school entrance examination. That being the case, there is an obvious problem here -

"Second sister came to the capital for the first time, how much money can she have in her hand? Mother also knows the price of this voucher... I'm afraid that second sister doesn't understand this. In order to buy vouchers from others, she gave it to her in a hurry. what to go out..."

Zhen Yiyun said these words, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, her expression was worried, her words were real, and she looked like an elder sister who was worried that her younger sister would go astray.

Mr. Pei didn't know if he heard it, so he just sat on the couch and closed his eyes slightly, as if thinking about something.

After Zhen Yiyun stopped speaking, she opened her eyes and nodded, "You have some truth in what you said. Don't worry, I have ordered someone to go to her grandmother's courtyard and asked her to come and talk."

Hearing this, Zhen Yiyun couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief: Yes, even if Zhen Tingyun was admitted to the women's school, she couldn't hide her mistake of going the wrong way for the exam! Seeing small profits and forgetting the righteous, this is a big mistake!

Thinking of this, Zhen Yiyun's eyes became more gentle, and he whispered to persuade: "Mother, drink the medicine first. In any case, your body is the most important thing."

Pei took the medicine bowl from her hand, drank it slowly, and put a piece of candied fruit in her mouth.

For some reason, it was clearly containing candied fruit, but Pei's mouth was still bitter, a trace of bitterness, which made her have an indescribable complex taste in her heart.

After a while, Mrs. Pei suddenly said, "You said, your second sister she..."

Halfway through the conversation, she suddenly stopped, shook her head, and didn't say any more.

In fact, she didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Mrs. Pei and Zhen Yiyun didn't wait long, and Zhen Tingyun arrived soon - not only did she come, but she also held a handwritten version of the list of women's schools that Liushun bought on the street.

From the corner of Pei's eyes, she caught a glimpse of the piece of paper she was holding. She was already guessing what it was, and the end of her eyes twitched slightly.

Zhen Tingyun only pretended that she didn't see Pei's discomfort, she happily entered the door, first to greet Pei, and concerned about Pei's illness for a while, and said: "I heard that the doctor said that mother is anger. Depressed, I have to drink the soup for a while, and my daughter is also very worried when she hears it. If it wasn't for my grandmother, who was inseparable from her side, she would definitely come here to take care of her."

After speaking, Zhen Tingyun raised his eyes, looked at Pei Shi's swollen cheeks with worry, and said softly: "Mother, this injury on your face... Have you taken medicine?"

It stands to reason that Zhen Tingyun's words are all well-intentioned, but when they hear Pei Shi and Zhen Yiyun's ears, they always feel that there is something in the words.

Especially Mr. Pei, listening to Zhen Tingyun's words is really uncomfortable - it's like being used by someone's fingernails, poking the wound in his heart repeatedly. However, Zhen Tingyun still had a concerned expression on his face, and all he said was caring about her. Pei's mother couldn't refute it for a while.

Therefore, Mrs. Pei had to change the topic bluntly: "Today is the day when women's school publishes the list, and I just sent someone outside to read the list..."

Before she could speak, she heard Zhen Tingyun laugh on the side: "So mother, you have already sent someone to see it..." I saw her with a relieved look, and explained, "I'm also called The girl went outside to read the list and bought a hand-copied list. However, I saw that Mingzhu's cousin was not on the list. I was afraid that my mother would be uncomfortable when she found out. I just don't know how to tell my mother. Now that my mother already knows, I'm relieved."

I saw that Zhou Qingyun was at the beginning of the handwritten list, and Zhou Qingyun alone occupied the first row. It was followed by Zhen Tingyun and others, and Zhen Tingyun's achievements were even recorded: five top and one top.

This name and this achievement are a bit dazzling in the eyes of Zhen Yiyun and Pei Shi.

Zhen Yiyun was lucky just now, and felt that the mother-in-law might have misunderstood it, but now seeing this, he only felt that the cold water was poured from the top, and the whole person was a little silly. It wasn't until the nails of her left hand touched the wound on the palm of her right palm, which caused a tingling pain, and then she came back to her senses.

Pei's palace was deeper than her daughter's, and she was good at nourishing qi, so she managed to endure it, but her face was slightly cold.

Zhen Tingyun just pretended not to see the not-so-beautiful face of his mother and sister, spread out the list in his hand and shoved it in front of Pei Shi and Zhen Yiyun, still smiling: "Before my mother was still with me. I said, 'If you pass the exam, what is a Zhuangzi?', it was because of my mother's encouragement that I worked hard. Now that I finally got into the women's school, my daughter is really happy, so I rushed over to announce the good news to my mother... …”

As he said that, Zhen Tingyun opened his apricot eyes, his long and curled eyelashes rose slightly, and his eyes were black. She looked at Mrs. Pei with anticipation, and it seemed that she really came to Mr. Pei to announce the good news, and by the way, begged for her Zhuangzi.

Pei Shi took a deep breath, the tightness in her chest was slightly calm, she restrained the anger in her heart, and said lightly: "Let's not talk about Zhuangzi, I asked you to come here to ask you: You took the exam yesterday, then what? How did you get the test certificate?"

Zhen Yiyun also came back to his senses, and hurriedly said to the side: "Yes, second sister, this is not a trivial matter. If you promise other people something because of this certificate, it will be bad... Parents often do too. Educate us, forget the righteousness without seeing the small benefits, if there is such a thing, you should tell your family earlier."

Zhen Tingyun didn't intend to pay attention to Zhen Yiyun, but when he heard this, he raised his eyes and glanced at her.

Zhen Yiyun was stunned by this undisguised gaze, and then forced a smile: "...Why does the second sister look at me like this?"

"It's nothing," Zhen Tingyun looked at her without blinking, with a look of surprise on his face, "I'm just thinking: what big sister said 'for the sake of the certificate, I promised someone else something'' see you Small profits but forget the righteousness', is it the aunt or the mother?"

Zhen Yiyun's face froze, and she opened her mouth to argue, but she didn't know where to start: Yes, didn't Mrs. Pei promise a shop for Mrs. Pei just for the proof? Seriously speaking, aren't these two people the "seeing small profits and forgetting the righteous" in Zhen Yiyun's mouth?

It was Mrs. Pei, and her face was not good when she heard this, as if someone raised her hand and slapped her, and her face only felt hot - when she answered Mrs. She was concerned about saving her daughter's dowry, so she didn't realize it was inappropriate; now that she heard that Zhen Tingyun had taken the women's school yesterday, she couldn't help but worry that she was too young and ignorant, and that she had made random promises to others because of the credentials. Wrong thing, went the wrong way... Now that think about it, maybe these two things are the same?

Thinking like this, Mrs. Pei didn't even know what to say, her thin lips pursed even tighter, and her expression was frosty.

Zhen Tingyun naturally saw Zhen Yiyun and Pei's complicated expressions, and sneered in his heart, but still shook his head with a serious face, and then said to Zhen Yiyun: "Big sister, it's not good for you to be like this, mother and aunt love you so much. You, how can you think of them like that?"

Zhen Yiyun could almost feel Pei's look at him, and defended himself: "No, I don't."

Zhen Tingyun didn't say much, and only used a look of "everything has been said, why should big sister deny it".

Zhen Yiyun was choked on her back by her, and she was so angry that she wished she could rush to tear her fake face.

It was Mr. Pei who coughed and turned the subject back: "It's about you now, what are you talking about?"

Zhen Tingyun lowered his head slightly when he heard the words, looking aggrieved: "It's not my daughter's nonsense, my daughter's exam yesterday was really useless."

Zhen Yiyun was righteous, but his mind didn't turn as fast as in the past. He couldn't help but sneered: "It's really a lie without drafting. Mother, look, she dares to lie like this in front of you, it's true It's too much! How can this girl's exam be without a certificate, is it possible that she..."

Zhen Yiyun, who was burning with anger, suddenly paused in the middle of her speech. An almost unbelievable thought passed through her mind. She raised her eyes to look at Zhen Tingyun, stared at the look on her face, and gritted her teeth and asked, "Did you yesterday? How did you take the test?"

Zhen Tingyun still had a smile on her face, or she had been smiling since she started. I just heard her smile: "Yesterday I met Mrs. Chu from the Kyoto Women's School on the road. Thanks to Mrs. Chu's attention, she was willing to accept me as an apprentice and recommended me to go to the women's school. Therefore, I don't need a certificate." After a while, Zhen Tingyun seemed to remember it and said with a smile, "My eldest sister is afraid that she is also a fan of the authorities, so I can't remember it for a while - I remember that eldest sister back then, it seemed that she didn't need a certificate, and she also got the He of Yuhua Women's School. It was recommended by Mr.

"Speaking of which, my eldest sister and I are really sisters. We have the same famous teachers, the same recommendation for examinations, and even the same grades."

Over the years, Zhen Yiyun has always been proud and has a sense of superiority. Although she is often worried about the halo of Zhen Tingyun's original heroine, she still has a certainty in her heart. After years of hard work, his ability now is far better than that of a country girl like Zhen Tingyun.

However, Zhen Tingyun dragged her from the top of this self-built peak with these fluttering words, and the two seemed to be standing in one place again.

At the same time, she also shattered the pride and superiority that Zhen Yiyun had held for more than ten years. She made Zhen Yiyun feel like a complacent clown in the past.

Zhen Yiyun clenched her palm tightly, she could almost feel the wound on her right palm being pulled open again, and blood dripped from the wound, but she couldn't care about it at this time. She could only grit her teeth hard, almost exhausting her whole body, so as to maintain her calm face in Zhen Tingyun's sarcastic eyes.

Pei Shi can naturally feel the drastic change in the eldest daughter's mood. If it were the past, she would naturally feel pity and comfort her eldest daughter. But at this time, Mrs. Pei herself was in a turmoil, and she didn't care to comfort her eldest daughter at all, she could only try her best to keep her expression on her face, and forcibly ended the topic: "Okay, since that's the case, it's really me and you. My sister is too worried. I will ask someone to prepare some apprenticeship gifts for you to send to Mrs. Chu, which can be considered as all the etiquette..." After a pause, she turned her head and pursed her lips tightly, clearly not wanting to say more. Appearance, "I'm tired too, you go back first."

Seeing the indifference and resistance on Pei's face, Zhen Tingyun didn't want to stay any longer: with Pei's attitude towards her, it would be difficult to get benefits from her for a while, so it's better to go back to Zhen's father and say This issue……

Thinking of this, Zhen Tingyun was about to get up and say goodbye. Out of the corner of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of the corner of the clothes at the door. She immediately changed her mind. She stood on the edge of the couch and didn't move. She only looked down at Mrs. Pei and asked, "Well, mother What about the Zhuangzi that was promised to me earlier?"

Pei Shi was about to bite a mouthful of silver teeth, and it took a long time before he squeezed out a cold voice: "I'll let you go back first!"

Ever since he heard that Pei Mingzhu was off the list, but Zhen Tingyun was on the list, Pei felt like he was holding a fire in his heart. Afterwards, Zhen Tingyun came over with the list again, and after a lot of chatter, he only made Pei's heart arouse, wishing he could not attack immediately. But she still endured it - she knew that her fire was really unreasonable, and if it broke out, she would be the one who didn't care in the end.

However, Zhen Tingyun seemed to be completely unaware of Mrs. Pei's hard work of patience and restraint, and still stood still, even showing a grievance that was about to cry: "Mother, are you not happy for me to worship Mrs. Chu? As a teacher? Are you not happy that I am admitted to a women's school?"

Zhen Tingyun wanted to shed a few tears, but couldn't cry for a while, so he quietly pinched his thigh and said with red eyes, "I know that I grew up in the countryside, with little reading and knowledge. Not much, and the foundation is not good. So, since I entered Beijing, I have been studying behind closed doors, just trying to make up for my clumsiness with diligence, and the stupid bird will fly first. Who knows that when the exam is coming, you gave me my credentials for a shop cousin……"

"I'm doing that for your own good." Pei shi closed her eyes and didn't look at her, she was a little impatient, but she still said her truth word by word, "You will be due next year, shouldn't you prepare a dowry? A shop is only good for you, not bad. What's more, women's schools take exams every year, what's the difference between this year's exam and next year's exam? If you can prepare for an extra year, you will be more confident in the exam. "

"But I passed the exam this year." Zhen Tingyun said.

When Pei Shi was choked by her words, she was also dumbfounded, so she could only purse her lips, her lip lines were cold.

Zhen Tingyun looked at the embarrassment that flashed across her face, and then asked slowly, "Every inch of time is worth an inch of gold," is it that my time in a year is only worth one shop? Cousin Mingzhu's time is precious and I can't afford to delay it, so I'd rather use a shop in exchange for a voucher, but mother, do you think my time is worthless?"

Pei really didn't know how to deal with it, so she could only force herself to be cold, and secretly hated her daughter for being ignorant and ignorant of her parents.

Seeing this, Zhen Tingyun simply explained to himself: "Okay, just think that my mother is thinking of me, and I took the certificate to change the shop. I finally figured out a way, without the certificate, I participated in the women's school on the recommendation of Mrs. Chu. The entrance exam, and I was on the list. I came here excitedly, thinking that you can finally be happy and proud of me... As a result, when you heard about this, your first thought was to ask me how I participated. exam?"

When Pei Shi did these things, he didn't realize it, but when Zhen Tingyun mentioned it, he finally felt a little embarrassed. She couldn't bear it on her face, so she had to force her composure, and explained coldly, "You are young and ignorant, so I, as a mother, naturally have to worry about you. Sister Stop, I was worried that you didn't know the importance and accidentally went the wrong way. , that's why I asked you to come over and ask two more questions."

"Okay, then you are worried about me as a mother." Zhen Tingyun nodded understandingly, finally cut to the point, and asked, "So, the Zhuangzi you promised me before, is it still counted?"

Pei's heart was annoyed, her fingers clenched tightly, and she pursed her lips and did not respond.

At such a time, the best answer is not to make a sound, and it is also equivalent to refusal - she would never turn the Zhuangzi who had promised her eldest daughter earlier to Zhen Tingyun, the little girl who didn't like her.

As for Zhen Tingyun's daughter, it is not easy to force her too much. After all, Mrs. Pei is her own mother, and she is still ill. If Zhen Tingyun talks too much, there may be people who will say that she is unfilial.

Zhen Yiyun, who was on the side, immediately realized this, she couldn't help weeping, and choked up: "Second sister, I know you are not happy that your mother handed over Zhuangzi to me. Thinking of teaching me how to manage the house, that's why I gave Zhuangzi a try. The land deeds are still with my mother...Second sister, you are still young, why do you need these in a hurry? Mother's joke, so aggressive?"

Zhen Yiyun's few words can be regarded as confounding black and white, as if Zhen Tingyun was jealous of her so he would beg Zhuangzi with the Pei family.

"Big sister misunderstood," Zhen Tingyun didn't take it seriously, staring at Zhen Yiyun's tearful little face with a half-smile, her tone was calm and restrained, which can be called gentle and polite, "Big sister is a female student who has read books, He has a lot of knowledge and must have read "Han Feizi: Foreign Reserve Said Upper Left", and he should know the story of Zeng Zi killing pigs. Zeng Zi said: 'Babies are not playful with ears. Babies are not knowledgeable. Teach. Now the child cheating is teaching the child to cheat. The mother cheats the child, and the child does not believe in the mother, so it is not because of the education.”

Zengzi's sentence means, "You can't lie in front of children. They are young and ignorant, and they often learn from their parents and listen to their teachings. If we say something to deceive him now, we teach him to deceive others in the future. Although a mother can coax a child for a while, but later he knows that he has been deceived and will no longer believe his mother's words. In this way, it will be difficult for you to educate your child well."

While speaking, Zhen Tingyun raised his eyelashes, his eyes were like crystal beads, black and white, clear and bright, and seemed to reflect the shadow of a person.

Hearing her words, Mrs. Pei was choked with anger again, only to feel that her face was about to be peeled off by this evil barrier, and she stepped on the ground! She was a little weak and weak, and she was in low spirits. At first, she felt a headache when she heard that Zhen Tingyun was listed on the list. At this time, the headache was splitting, and the blackness in front of her almost fainted: This evil obstacle! Do you really think you can't hear it? Her sentence "eldest sister is a female student, has read books, has extensive knowledge, and must have read "Han Feizi: The Foreign Reserve said the upper left", she should know the story of Zengzi killing pigs', which clearly refers to Sang scolding Huai, meaning something It means that she is insinuating herself - Pei's is also a female student who graduated from a women's school!

Just when Pei Shi was so angry that he was about to have a seizure, he heard a deep laughter from outside the door——

"Well said! What a 'mother deceives her son, and the son does not believe in his mother, so he is not taught'." I saw Zhen's father stroking his hand and smiling, and strode in from the door. He raised his eyes, his sharp eyes swept across the crowd, then turned to Zhen Tingyun, and said with a loud laugh, "Since you have been admitted to women's school, your mother may have given you Zhuangzi first, then Zhuangzi should naturally be yours. I'll have someone deliver the title deed to you later."