Over there, Qin Keqing personally held the pot and poured a full glass of wine for Lin Yutong: "Auntie is here, don't just joke with the second aunt. Let's have a glass of wine to warm up first..."

It's only the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it's not that cold.

But she spoke, and Lin Yutong answered: "Just go and be busy, your second aunt is here to serve you, just enjoy yourself."

Wang Xifeng snatched the wine bottle from Qin Keqing's hand and wanted to pour it into Lin Yutong, "You are becoming more and more frivolous now. Come on, come on, now ask me to serve our talented lady."

Lin Yutong begged for mercy again and again, and that was all.

Over there, Mother Jia called over to talk again, and asked something like: "... don't just force Brother Heng to make progress, health is the most important thing. Your second uncle, you don't know all day long.

How many people have been introduced to you, and you don't have to spend a lot of money to donate an official to do it. Many people have gone to ask for it, but you are the only one who just doesn't open your mouth like that saw-shaped gourd... Why bother to go to a family like us?

Don’t bother with that…”

Of course, Lin Yutong didn't like to hear this, so he said: "My uncle can't get away from other people's kindness. How can he embarrass his uncle now? I think back then, Brother Xianzhu took the exams by himself. It shows how much my uncle thinks about the scientific exams."

It is precisely because they are close relatives that I dare not disappoint my uncle..."

Use Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu to directly block Jia Mu's mouth.

Before Jia Mu could say anything, Mrs. Wang stretched out her hand and called Lin Yutong: "My son, come here and let me have a look. You are such a caring child and you really don't know how to hurt others. After hearing this, the master said,

It must be gratifying." After saying that, Li Wan wiped his tears again, and then she shed two tears. Lin Yutong quickly interrupted: "On such a good day, I made my wife sad. I will punish myself with three glasses of wine."

Over there, Wang Xifeng came up with a smile and filled Lin Yutong's bottle with a bottle of wine: "You have taken the opportunity to ask me to serve you. Come on, come on, eat this bottle of wine from me."

"You are jealous. Seeing that the old lady loves me so much, you use me as a raft." This laughter was over.

Baoyu was listening and shook his head with Daiyu: "Sister Tong is such a good person, why did she marry such a loser?"

Daiyu held the handkerchief and was speechless, but Baochai smiled and said: "My husband is a progressive man. This is where my daughter's family should be proud and free. I didn't see her come here, she looked better, and she was dressed more and more richly."

once."

"Where do you get richer and richer every time?" Daiyu said: "Who goes out to weigh the jewelry?"

"That's right." Baoyu quickly helped Daiyu, "Sister Tong is definitely not that kind of person."

Baochai smiled and stopped talking. He called the waiter, "Go and tell your second grandma that my wife has not been eating well these two days and is too cold to eat. She only boiled the shrimps in white water and served them.

Just come up."

The girl talked to Wang Xifeng. Wang Xifeng was talking to Lin Yutong in a low voice. Seeing that this was what she was talking about, she just raised her eyebrows and smiled, saying "I know" in a high voice, and then glanced at Ping'er. Ping'er.

I went to make arrangements myself.

Lin Yutong knew that Wang Xifeng was unhappy. She definitely didn't know that his wife was unhappy. But the girls didn't report it, so it was obviously not a big deal. As soon as Baochai said it, he left Wang Xifeng in the dust. It's hard to say.

Okay, it's your wish that you tell me earlier. Now the table is almost set, and she comes to speak.

Wang Xifeng said: "It's okay if it was the past, but today the old lady just said that I don't want my wife to serve here..."

In other words, Mrs. Wang does not have to wait for Jia Mu to eat. Normally, Mrs. Wang would have to wait for Jia Mu to finish eating before eating. At this time, the preparation is naturally just right and it is still hot. She just wants to sit down, she said this

.

Wang Xifeng disliked her in every possible way.

Lin Yutong just smiled, he didn't have to compete with them for favor in this mansion, he could do whatever he wanted.

She just sat on the small table aside and ate crabs.

Next to her was Li Wan, who came over to chat with Lin Yutong and asked about the situation in private schools outside.

Lin Yutong said what he knew and said nothing extra.

Li Wan added: "Yuan Lan'er also said that his uncle Heng's knowledge is very good, and the master often praises him at home."

Lin Yutong said: "That's just the words of encouragement from the master. But it's not good to disappoint the master, just try your best. If Qiu Wei is lucky, Enke will be there again next year. It's really hard to light up the lamp and endure it.

"So, don't say anything about sending Jia Lan to my house. She doesn't want to cause this trouble at all. If you really want to study, it only costs two taels of silver a month, just go. If you are afraid that Mrs. Jia Zhengwang will not allow it.

, that’s just a matter of spending a few more taels of silver. Asking someone to rent a small courtyard outside, hire a private tutor for Jia Lan, and only ask Jia Lan to consult after school. Two hours a day is enough.

The Jia family can only study for half a day, and the rest of the time can be arranged by themselves. What can be solved with five or six taels of silver a month, can’t Li Wan afford it? Just ten taels of silver per month,

The old lady gave her another ten taels of silver. She also had a garden and land, and asked her to rent it. She also had an income of four to five hundred taels of silver a year. Speaking of which, Li Wan was the most economically advantageous among the Jia family.

A well-to-do one. She is a widow and has a son. She gives gifts to others, even if they are smaller, it is understandable. Therefore, the income is small and the income is large. It costs ten taels of silver a month to call Jia.

Lan entering school was not a big deal to Li Wan.

Li Wan would also say: "My widow is unemployed, who can I rely on? If there is someone who can make decisions outside, I don't have to suffer like this."

Lin Yutong smiled, glanced at Baoyu, and stopped talking.

Li Wan was stunned for a moment, then turned around to talk to Lin Yutong, and saw that she had already gone to Daiyu and Sanchun with her cup in hand.

The main purpose is to talk to Daiyu, "If you are missing something or want something, just send my mother-in-law to just talk to me."

Dai Yuyuan was not really polite to Lin Yutong, so she said: "I ate the tea that my sister sent someone to bring and it was very useful. If there is any left, give me some more..."

"That's summer tea. Eat it to get rid of the heat. Now that it's cold today, I'll ask someone to bring you warm tea tomorrow. Ask the girl to take the tea with you when you go out. Don't eat other people's tea."

Daiyu responded with a smile, "I'm only at home, and I won't go anywhere else. Everyone knows the reason, and I'm not afraid of being said to be frivolous." After saying that, she whispered again: "Father has written a letter. The vague meaning is actually

I’m going back to Beijing next year.”

As she spoke, her face lit up with joy.

Lin Yutong guessed the same, Wen Tianfang helped arrange these things, it was just a matter of sooner or later.

For Daiyu, this is a great joy.

Lin Yutong said: "If you go back home in the future, you can go out. I will place a post order for you..."

The two of them were talking and looked closer than the other sisters. Jia Mu nodded secretly and felt even more happy.

After returning home, he told the fourth master that Lin Ruhai was going back to Beijing. The fourth master frowned: "Don't bring it back next year just for Enke to take the exam."

Lin Yutong was stunned: "Don't mention it yet, it is really possible."

Nowadays, even the teahouses are talking about the story of the coming of two saints, and the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor are competing with each other.

Emperor Enke said that it should be opened, so the Emperor would not say such things that would offend the scholars in the world. It is imperative to open it. But as the examiner, everyone wants to use the so-called one of their own.

If Marquis Jinghai, represented by Wen Tianfang, is correct, he would have already surrendered to the emperor who was still in his dormitory. As an in-law of the Wen family, Lin Ruhai's identity is very subtle. He is a veteran of the emperor, but he can turn the tables.

He is considered to be the emperor's man. If you want to come up with a suitable candidate who will satisfy both the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor, there is no doubt that Lin Ruhai is very suitable. The key is that he has a serious imperial examination background, passed the top three in high school, and stayed in the Hanlin Academy.

Therefore, he really has this qualification.

But is this a good thing or a bad thing for Fourth Master?

The fourth master seemed to have thought of something and smiled: "It's a good thing."

As for why he said it was a good thing, Lin Yutong didn't see it for the time being. Since it wasn't a bad thing, she didn't care about it.

My family has been very busy recently. Autumn is here, and all kinds of fruits have fallen. The ones in my garden have not yet borne fruit, but that doesn’t matter. Jia Yun is still good at doing things and asked people to go down and collect them. The goods delivered, no matter how good they are,

Bad, as long as the fruit is not bad, it is all harvested. The brewing process is similar, and there is nothing to hide from others. Only when it comes to the key steps, the Fourth Master goes with Lin Yutong, usually avoiding people and adding things.

.Others cannot know.

Jia Yun took care of all the remaining steps, and the brewing stuff was sorted according to the quality of the fruit. The earliest batch could be released from the cellar in time for the New Year.

Jia Yun was thoughtful again: "This fruit is not available every season. It is difficult to sell the goods, but the price can go up. I just want to do a bigger business, but I am afraid that only fruit wine will not do it. The cycle of the fruit is much longer.

I just don’t know if my aunt can brew flower wine. There are many barren mountains in counties such as Tongzhou further away. You can’t grow anything else on the mountains, but you can grow all kinds of flowers. Flowers can be harvested that year.

, I’m afraid that if it’s really well made, it won’t be as bad as this fruit wine.”

The fourth master asked him to look for a place and if there was a suitable one, just buy it.

In the blink of an eye, it’s late August, and the provincial examination has begun. In fact, the provincial examination is usually taken on the ninth, twelfth, and fifteenth days of August. But this year, for some reason, it has been postponed until the fifteenth day of August.

, and then the specific date was set. This abnormality further showed that the court was not stable. Even the small autumn palace in the capital was turbulent.

The time was set, and the day before the exam started, Yu Liang also came back. But instead of staying at Yu's house, he lived directly in the guest house here. It was still the same, accompanying Fourth Master in the exam.

After the first exam, Fourth Master felt that the atmosphere seemed a little different.

The difficulty of the exam was appropriate, but when it came to answering the questions... Fourth Master felt that he was fast, but he still couldn't catch up with others. There were good people who were more than half as fast as him.

After coming out, Yu Liang asked, how about finding a teahouse and restaurant to listen to what these people had to say and how everyone did in the exam.

The fourth master didn't stop walking and got on the carriage directly: "Don't linger outside, go home directly."

Yu Liang knew something happened again: "What's wrong?"

There were some words that Fourth Master and Yu Liang didn't know how to say. They just said: "It doesn't feel right."

Yu Liang thought he didn't do well in the exam, and even encouraged the fourth master: "Anyway, there are still two exams."

But there were only two of them left, so the Fourth Master said: "I'm afraid the Emperor wants to teach the Emperor a lesson."

Lin Yutong understood the meaning of these words: "The examiner is a member of the emperor... Something happened during the exam?"

Fourth Master pulled Lin Yutong to sit beside him: "So, this turmoil must not be trivial."

Lin Yutong frowned: "Then shall we still take the exam?"

"Test!" Fourth Master smiled: "This is the opportunity."
To be continued...