Mr. Xu Jian came in, but it was an old man with gray hair and beard. He had a clean appearance and a plain long gown. He looked ruddy and healthy. momentum. Jin Zangfeng and Jin Zhuan, led by the older children in the clan, respectfully paid homage to Confucius and the teacher, and then returned to their seats and sat down.

The children of the clan vary in age. Their group is five to ten years old, the next group is ten to thirteen years old, and the next group is thirteen to sixteen years old. After the age of sixteen, he is no longer in the clan school. With good grades, he can go to a famous academy, and those with bad grades can go to a general academy. If there is a family that is really poor but has good grades, the self-owned family will pay for him to go to the academy.

When the great Confucian introduced his name, he began to teach, but it started from the Three Character Classic. For a time, the students in the school looked at each other in amazement. These big boys, as early as three or four years old, could recite the Three Character Classic by heart. out, why talk about it now? But he didn't dare to question Mr., so his face showed more impatience.

Jin Zangfeng also found it boring at first. He had memorized these three-character classics a long time ago, and Fu Qiuning had also explained them in detail. However, after listening for a moment, I felt that although this gentleman was talking about the Three Character Classic, the knowledge involved in it was really vast, and the analysis of the scriptures one by one was both easy to understand and impressive. He was fond of learning and listened to it all at once.

A class lasted for half an hour. After the class was over, the teacher floated away, and the school immediately opened up. Everyone was talking about it, and they felt that this great scholar was not worthy of the name. However, Jin Zangfeng seriously recalled what the husband said, silently recorded some of the key points, and wrote with excitement. and another person not far away. He frowned and fell into deep thought. He was Jiang Wanying's five-year-old son Jin Zhenxuan.

Seeing Jin Zangfeng writing quickly, he naturally laughed at him. What kind of determination can a nine-year-old child have? What's more, he was ridiculed by his younger brother who was three years younger than him. Jin Zangfeng was angry. He wanted to retort several times, but every time he thought of his mother's words, he swallowed those words back into his stomach. Just keep reading as usual.

It was finally the first day of school, and everyone didn't dare to be too rude, and Mr. afternoon left school early again. Jin Zangfeng walked out the door. I saw my sister waiting for me under the big locust tree not far away. When he saw himself coming out, he waved vigorously.

The brothers and sisters went home hand in hand, walked through the Green Garden, and while talking about the interesting stories in the school, they returned to Wanfengxuan in two quarters of time, only to see Fu Qiuning and Yujie Yuniang walking towards the courtyard. Edamame, the two laughed happily and ran in and said, "Mother. Are edamame and peanuts out? Did you eat boiled peanut edamame today?"

Fu Qiuning was very happy to see them coming back. He stood up and said, "But I'm finally back. Let me hang on for a day, hurry up... hurry up and change my clothes. The peanuts and edamame are cooked, and you can wash your hands. Eat. My mother finished drying this last bit and came back to talk to you.

The brothers and sisters agreed and ran back to the room, where Yujie couldn't help laughing: "Grandma and Yu Niang can rest assured now? Today, my ears have been called by you all. Thanks to grandma, you said I'm back at last, look at the sky, I'm afraid it's just the middle of the school, didn't you say it? If you go to the clan school, you will not be out until the end of the school at the earliest. Today, it must be because of the first day of school, That's why the young master and young lady came back so early."

Fu Qiuning and Yu Niang both nodded and said yes, and then smiled again: "We said our own, you have to listen by the side, who is to blame for the calluses?" Yujie also laughed, gritted her teeth and said, "You guys I'm used to talking like this, but can't I control it with my ears?"

The three of them chatted and laughed, spread the last few kilograms of edamame in the courtyard and on the large balcony, then turned back home, changed clothes and washed their hands, only to see that the two brothers and sisters Jin Zangfeng and Jin Zangjiao had already eaten them. There was a pile of edamame and peanut skins. Seeing them come in, Fang got up from the chair and giggled: "I just saw that there are not many edamame left in the basket, but I was really greedy and wanted to eat some before going out to help my mother. Kiss me, I didn't expect my mother to come back while I was eating." After finishing speaking, Jin Zangjiao and Jin Zangjiao put a plate of edamame peanuts in front of Fu Qiuning respectfully, and said in unison, "Mother has worked hard, please use some."

Fu Qiuning said to Yujie and Yuniang, "It's not even time to make dinner, so you all have a seat and eat some."

Yujie and Yuniang also each filled a plate and sat on the ground floor, listening to the two brothers and sisters talk about the scene in the school while eating.

"We are in the Enlightenment class, all boys from five to ten years old. Mr. Lin really deserves to be a great scholar. In the morning, he taught us a few three-character classics and two poems, and wrote two large characters. In the afternoon, he came to teach us again. After half the Analects, there is Mr. Qi, who teaches us poetry and chess..."

Jin Zangfeng talked excitedly. After speaking, Yu Niang couldn't help but wonder: "I heard what the young master said, isn't this all taught by grandma? Why do you learn these things in the school?"

"What my husband said is very different from what my mother said, and there are some younger brothers and sisters in the school. They haven't learned so many books from me. Naturally, they have to learn from the most basic." He took out the paper he had recorded and gave it to Fu Qiuning, and said, "Mother, look, this is what Mr. said, and I wrote down all the important ones."

Fu Qiuning took it over and looked at it for a while, then smiled: "Sure enough, he is a great scholar, no wonder your father is so full of praise for him, a three-character classic, let him tell a lot of things, looking at this, it is still superficial and not deep. Go ahead and talk about it, otherwise, given your age, it will definitely be difficult." After finishing speaking, she put away the paper and said with a smile, "Feng'er recorded it well. , then it can be used as a book to review.”

Jin Zangfeng nodded, and Fu Qiuning turned to Jin Zangjiao and said, "What did Jiao Er learn today?"

Jin Zangjiao giggled and said, "At first, I learned some Three Character Classics, and then I taught the needlework of embroidery. The lady is very nice, she looks soft, she is quiet and doesn't talk much, she is not as majestic as the old master said by her brother, But the craftsmanship is really excellent. When will I be able to tie a flower like her, I will be able to compete with my mother. Yes, the lady also said that my sister Xiuzhen and I play the piano very well, let me We are studying hard."

Fu Qiuning said with a smile, "As a child, your two piano skills are quite good. Your father praised you that day, but you mustn't be proud. In the eyes of adults, it's really nothing." Yan After that, Jin Zangjiao smiled and said, "This daughter naturally knows that when she can play a tune like her mother's, it's a small pair of things, right? I also want to be like my mother, playing the piano and singing at the same time. It sounds good."

The family was chatting lively, when suddenly they heard an exclamation from outside the courtyard: "This... what's the matter? What is it?" It was Jin Fengju's voice.

Fu Qiuning hurriedly stood up, clapped his palms and said, "Oops, why didn't you come in rashly and step on the edamame?" After speaking, he hurried out to look, only to see Jin Fengju and Jin Ming standing in the gap in the middle of the corridor Shang walked forward cautiously, surrounded by turquoise edamame. Seeing Fu Qiuning coming out, he pointed at the edamame and asked, "Qining, what did you do? Why are the roads all covered?"

"These are soybeans. Taking advantage of the fine weather in the past few days, they will be dried in the sun. Then peel off the beans. There will be dozens of kilograms. The raw bean sprouts or the beans will be delicious." Fu Qiuning hurriedly explained. , but saw Jin Fengju go up the steps and said with a smile: "My dear, even the steps are full. This is a bit like the plum blossom pile when I practiced. Fortunately, I didn't fail, otherwise I would have smashed your beans. No. It's just so much, how did you peel it? I'll send some old ladies to help me? You don't need to thank me, just send your raw bean sprouts and boiled beans to the ancestors, wife, and me."

"Then you still don't have to call the old woman here. We peel it for more than ten days, and we can always peel it off. If this is in the countryside, there is a field and a stone grinder, but it will be finished in one day. Well, I used you. If you want to take most of the beans from me, won't it be a loss?" Fu Qiuning pouted and refused bluntly.

"You're a stingy, and I'm so clear about these kilograms of beans." Jin Fengju laughed, seeing Jin Zangfeng and Jin Zangjiao, he touched their heads and said with a smile, "How? How do you feel about learning? Have you listened to the class well? Have you been bullying you? Tell daddy, come, and tell me everything you learned today."

Fu Qiuning said with a smile: "The children just finished talking to me, and you came here. If you knew this earlier, let them talk later, and listen to you together, it will save them spending twice." After speaking, he said to Yujie: "Go and pour tea for the lord, you are addicted to listening to it, and you don't even have a long wink."

Yujie said with a smile: "I heard the young master and the young lady have a lively talk. Grandma knows that the slave and maid have never been to school, so it is inevitable to hear it." After that, he went out. Jin Fengju saw the edamame peanuts on the table at a glance, and couldn't help laughing: "You can see that God is helping people. You thought you were secretly eating good things in the house, but you didn't expect me to catch up, right?" Just eat it, nodding and saying, "It's delicious."

Both Fu Qiuning and Yu Niang couldn't help laughing, thinking that if they didn't see it with their own eyes, who would believe that this was the little Hou Ye of the Hou Mansion? It's like I've been hungry for a few days. Therefore, Jin Zangfeng told his father about his experience again, Jin Fengju nodded and smiled: "It can be seen that you are not proud, you have listened to the class. Speaking of which, Xuan'er has performed well this time. I just went to the backyard and asked that In the case of a few children's studies, Yi'er is still so unsatisfactory, she only knows how to be brave in poetry, lyrics and music, but Xuan'er has made great progress, which is similar to what Feng'er said. I guess, this must be Wanying seeing that I like it. Feng'er Jiao'er is finally willing to educate her children well, so that Xuan'er really pays attention to learning, otherwise, she used to ask three questions and three things she didn't know."

Fu Qiuning smiled and said, "It's a good thing, but I have to congratulate you." At this time, Yujie brought tea, and she took it and placed it beside Jin Fengju in person. (To be continued)