I do fortune-telling in ancient astrology

Chapter 49 I go to school, Hua'er smiles at me

Song An took the first step, Lin Xingwei took the medicine, and brought a lot of mountain goods from Zhuangzi to rush into the city before evening.

As soon as he returned to the Hou's mansion, Lin Xingwei immediately decocted the medicine, took the pot, and personally delivered the hot pink bubbling soup to Mrs. Hou's bedroom.

Lin Xingwei didn't dare to say that she saw Song An, so she asked in a low voice after Mrs. Hou gulped down the medicine, "Mother, how sweet is this medicine today?"

Mrs. Hou didn't understand what it meant, and said angrily: "The medicine is not sweet, it tastes the same as before."

Mrs. Hou remembered that her daughter had peeled a medicinal herb in the countryside by herself, so she comforted her: "Acacia juniper skin, the taste should be sweeter."

"Mother is wrong." Lin Xingwei took the medicine bowl from Mrs. Hou and put it into the pot, saying, "It's dry skin, not tender skin. I met a good-looking old man today, and he seems to be very interested in my mother's affairs." Heart, knowing about my mother's illness, and even knowing that my mother is missing the acacia skin, he chased all the way to Zhuangzi to bring it to me, this old man is very good, but he is a little timid."

"Hmph!" Mrs. Hou leaned on the table, tried her best to support her body, and asked, "Is this person's surname Song?"

Lin Xingwei blinked and nodded, deliberately said: "Mother knows him? He asked me to call him uncle, and claimed to be the imperial servant Song An."

"After all these years in the south of the Yangtze River, I have finally made it to the emperor's presence. I still have the same virtues as before, and I do things furtively." Madam Hou's face was a little pale, and her tone was relieved.

"Mother doesn't have anything to say?" Lin Xingwei asked doubtfully.

After all, you two are each other's first love. If he is so attentive, my mother should give some speeches anyway.

"What do you want me to say? With your expression, he must have told you, a junior, everything about the past." Madam Hou raised her arm and poked Lin Xingwei on the forehead, "What will he give you in the future?" Just accept it generously, so that he doesn't have to make so many excuses."

"He doesn't have many excuses." Lin Xingwei rubbed his forehead and said with a smile, "Uncle Song only said that he would deliver things to you in the capital. He was afraid of getting you into trouble, so he chased you to Zhuangzi. This uncle is just like his mother. It's very pitiful to be alone, and it's not impossible for my mother to live with him as a partner."

After Lin Xingwei finished speaking, she hid to the side. She was afraid that her mother would come knocking on her forehead again, but Mrs. Hou was not angry or annoyed, and said in a flat tone: "I have been widowed for almost three years. If he was interested in me, he would have come here Proposed marriage, and wait until today?"

"Why are you all like this!" Lin Xingwei frowned, "Uncle Song also said the same thing, saying that if my mother is willing to remarry, she would marry early, and she wouldn't wait until today, so can't one of you take the initiative to ask each other? "

Mrs. Hou sat up straight, straightened her expression and said: "Ran Ran, you have to remember that when choosing a son-in-law, the other party must tell you clearly that he likes you and wants to marry you, so that you can consider whether to marry him or not. If the other party is hesitant Hemming and hawing, you must not be entangled in this person, even if you like that person too."

Lin Xingwei lowered his head and thought for a while. What his mother said was right, but not quite right. "Anyway, someone has to say it in advance. It's hard for him to say it, so let me say it."

"That's also when you clearly know that the other party likes you, you open your mouth, not when the other party is hesitant." Madam Hou looked serious, and said:
"Wei Mingji is a swift and decisive person, and he has made a lot of mistakes on you, but no matter whether it is getting married or retiring, he is very straightforward and never procrastinating. I would rather entangle with a straightforward person like Wei Mingji than Song An. Hesitant people come and go."

Lin Xing pouted slightly, her mother probably forgot that Wei Mingji had actually hesitated about marrying her, and hid so far that she refused to even enter the gate of the Hou Mansion.

She muttered in a low voice: "I don't know where is the person who said clearly that he likes me. I probably don't need to marry anymore, just stay with my mother in the mansion every day."

"Who wants you to accompany me!" Mrs. Hou glared at her daughter, and said, "Rui Cen came here today and asked when you are free to attend classes at her house. You can go tomorrow, and you don't have to stay at home to bother me every day." gone."

"But mother is still sick!" Lin Xingwei wanted to go to listen to the class chief's advice, but there were three patients in the family, so she was really worried about letting her take care of family affairs at this time.

Madam Hou pulled up the quilt and said: "There are so many people serving in the mansion, and you are one of them. You should also find some things to do on your own, just to relax."

The door creaked open, Mrs. He came in with a big warm bag, stuffed it under Mrs. Hou's body, and said in a low voice: "The old woman warmed up the warm bag in front of the stove, and Madam will keep it to sleep well tonight." .”

It was getting late, and Mrs. Hou became sleepy after taking the medicine. Lin Xingwei waited for her to lie down before silently returning to her room.

Early the next morning, Lin Xingwei listened to his mother's instructions and prepared some things to go to Cao's house to attend school.Cao Ruicen had already parked the carriage at the gate of the Hou Mansion and was waiting to be picked up.

When Lin Cheng'an found out, he ran over early in the morning and stuffed Lin Xingwei with two inks, telling him to go to Cao's house to attend lectures without worrying about family affairs.

After instructing his cousin, Lin Cheng'an went on a bit of a hassle with Cao Ruicen, asking Cao Ruicen to take care of his cousin more, with a look of reluctance on his face, not as if his sister was going to attend classes at Cao's house, but as if he was going to get married.

Lin Xingwei thought he was ashamed, so he hurriedly got into the Cao family's carriage and didn't dare to poke his head.Cao Ruicen smiled sweetly, and she nodded in agreement with what Lin Chengyu said, and finally let Lin Chengyu come to her house to play when he was free, and let him not be tired of housekeeping.

Cao Ruicen was on good terms with Lin Xingwei, and often chatted with her about family affairs. Lin Xingwei still didn't know how many rooms and how many houses her family had. He only knew that there was only one brother left unmarried, and all other brothers and cousins ​​were married. There are too many wives and sister-in-laws to count.Among the girls, only Cao Ruicen was unmarried, and the rest of the daughters were all married, and her brother-in-law could fill the courtyard of the Cao family.

"The wife my mother invited me this time is the palace order who served the old queen in the palace. Her surname is Li. She looks kind and good-looking. She just loves to show off. She always talks about her deeds in the palace and how the queen mother treated her. Well, I don't want to hear how the late emperor valued her." Cao Ruicen still held Lin Xingwei's arm with a look of disdain.

"The female wife invited this time? What about the previous one?" Lin Xingwei asked.

"The previous one couldn't keep us down, so she got angry and left, so this time my mother found a powerful one, and you'll know when you go." Cao Ruicen was quite proud when he said that he was angry with his wife.

The Cao family changed women and wives as often as they changed clothes, Lin Xingwei was a little startled.Cao's family were officials and soldiers, and all the sons and daughters were promising. I heard that the daughters were all married well. I think the family education is very strict. How come Cao Ruicen can still be angry with his wife.

It was only when I went to Lin Xingwei that there were about [-] desks in the huge school hall, and there were only three students sitting there: Cao Ruicen, Lin Xingwei and one brother Cao Yi.

Cao Ruicen bit Lin Xingwei's ear and said, "Princess, don't be surprised. My mother wanted to discuss marriage with my brother Yao in the capital, so she didn't ask him to go out with my brothers. Anyway, he has nothing to do, so my mother asked him to come to class together." Kill time."

How boring this must be, a boy comes to listen to the class of the female teacher.

On the grass outside the study hall, there were two white cranes whispering to each other. Lin Xingwei looked over and thought, the Cao family is the family of military generals, and they also learn from literati to raise such noble things. Unlike the Lin family, they are all literati, but Raised two fierce Cang Li dogs.

Cao Ruicen saw Lin Xingwei staring at Baihe daydreaming, and leaned over and said, "This is raised here by a cousin of mine. There are five or six of them in his yard. The county chief just wants to see them. I can take you there."

Lin Xingwei came to her senses, raising pets and raising children generally requires meticulous care, so she has never envied other people's cats and dogs. If they are well-raised, they will be companions for life, and if they are not well-raised, they will be discarded as food. .

Lin Xingwei thought about it, and his thoughts drifted away again, thinking that the cousin of the Cao family raised so many cranes, would these cranes have suffered a disaster when his tongue was greedy?
Ouch, sin sin!Lin Xing shook his head slightly, and hastily opened the scroll. He inadvertently felt a pair of fiery eyes staring at her. Lin Xing squinted slightly, and found that Cao Yi's face was flushed.

Cao Ruicen turned sideways, and slapped Cao Yi's desk with his palm, the ink splashed out from the inkstone carved with begonia, and the ink spots stained Cao Yi's face and fleece... Cao Ruicen shouted: "Brother Yao, you You can't be promising! You're making Princess Youning think that you haven't seen the world!"

No matter how shy Cao Yi was, he didn't want to lose face in front of the guests, so he immediately turned dark and scolded: "What are you doing! These are the new clothes I just changed this morning!"

"If it gets dirty, let the maid take it and wash it, Brother Yao is showing off to someone!" Cao Ruicen didn't give in at all.

Lin Xingwei was so embarrassed that she was digging her toes. She came to listen to the teacher's lecture, not to watch the Cao brothers and sisters quarrel.

Lin Xingwei persuaded in a low voice: "My wife hasn't come yet, Brother Zhi Ang, hurry up and get changed."

Cao Yi put away his angry expression, got up and cupped his hands slightly towards Lin Xing, turned around and ran out.

Cao Ruicen was very dissatisfied with his youngest brother, so he turned his head and said, "Princess, look at his cowardly appearance, he will only be cruel to me. After so long with the second brother, he has become more and more like a little daughter-in-law." .”

Lin Xing smiled slightly, without speaking, playing with his inkstone and bamboo slips.

Cao Yi was very fast, and sat back in front of his desk before Li Gongling came.

Li Gongling first taught etiquette. These Lin Xingwei learned from Mrs. He, and then under the guidance of Li Gongling, they did every movement very standard, and did not lose face in front of Li Gongling.

Cao Ruicen's movements were not standard, and he was kicked several times. As a man, Cao Yi didn't need to learn the etiquette of women. When a female teacher taught him, he just watched from the sidelines.

The more he beat Cao Ruicen, the more he didn't like to listen to it. He said stubbornly: "The palace order is about court etiquette, and we don't need to marry to the court. It's useless to learn these things. Let's teach some simple things about the palace order."

Li Gongling pointed at Cao Ruicen's head with a ruler, and asked, "How do you know what kind of family you will marry in the future? Your mother has already told you about your future husband's family?"

Of course not, Cao Ruicen was wronged, knelt on the cushion and didn't reply.

Li Gongling continued: "As girls and sons of the family of officials, reading and knowing etiquette is a must-learn course. Madam Ouyang has found so many wives for you, female wives, haven't you taught you this truth?"

Cao Yi answered, "I taught it, but my sister doesn't want to learn."

Li Gongling's face was serious and he said: "Reading and knowing the etiquette is not only useful for marrying a wife, Cao's family is full of nobles, how does Miss Cao know that she will not have the opportunity to follow her father and brother into the palace in the future?"

Lin Xingwei agrees with this point, she has followed her mother into the palace several times, not only face-to-face, but also participated in the palace banquet, and had dinner with His Majesty and Empress. The complicated etiquette is so rigid that Lin Xingwei suffered from indigestion for several days.

Ever since she knew that she had royal relatives, Lin Xingwei had already made preparations for meeting royal relatives in the future. Lin Xingwei had asked Mrs. He for advice on everything, including how to hold chopsticks when eating, how to serve dishes, and the tone of voice.

Although Mrs. He is vulgar, she was married to the Lin family from the Taiwei's Mansion. She has been with Mrs. Hou for decades, and she can learn by herself without a teacher. Lin Xingwei is also well-educated, which is not inferior.

Seeing Cao Ruicen's stubbornness, Li Gongling suddenly said: "Your Princess Ning, the old lady Cao will be handed over to you. You must teach her to be as polite as you."

Lin Xingwei agreed, but complained in his heart: "Are you the master or am I the master?"

Learn etiquette in the morning and teach literacy in the afternoon.For Lin Xingwei, who already has [-] to [-] literacy, this is simply child's play. The ancient texts that Li Gongling has read by rote in junior high school can be recalled just by mentioning them, and the dictation part is verbatim. It landed on the bamboo slips.

This is not only the patience of being a top student in the past, but also thanks to the books and teachings given to her by her big cousin, otherwise she would not be able to write many complicated fonts.

Within a few days, Lin Xingwei's reputation as a knowledgeable book and etiquette has been completely established in the Cao family, and he has become Cao Ruicen's role model. Cao's elders asked Cao Ruicen to follow Lin Xingwei.

Cao Ruicen's enthusiasm for Lin Xingwei was gone, he would be beaten if he misbehaved in class, and if he skipped class, he would be caught by the servant girls invited by Li Gongling.Li Gongling seemed to have obtained Madam Ouyang's death order, and he would not stop until Cao Ruicen was tidied up.

Most of the previous female masters still didn't dare to offend others, even if the master said they could teach them harshly, they didn't dare to show harsh tactics, so they all ran away if they couldn't teach.

After half a month, Cao Ruicen didn't dare to do it again, and respected Cao Yi's kindness and kindness a lot, and became gentle and dignified.

Originally, there would be one day off every ten days to allow the students to move freely, but under Li Gongling's strict teaching style, the vacation was gone, and it was replaced by learning to ride and shoot.

Riding and archery is the strength of the Cao family brothers and sisters. Lin Xingwei's weakness is that flying horses can hit the bull's-eye even while running.

Li Gongling asked Lin Xingwei to stop the horse and shoot, and with a slight shake of the horse and herself, she fired the arrow to Java. Therefore, Li Gongling stopped her from riding the horse and asked her to stand a little far away from the target to practice. aim.

Cao Ruicen was finally better than Lin Xingwei in one thing, her arrogance came up again, and after the galloping horse shot several shots in a row, she reined in and stopped beside Lin Xingwei.

"The princess should rest when you are tired. If your arm is weak, you will miss the shot. We are boudoir girls, so we don't have to be brave in everything." Cao Ruicen rode on the horse and smiled slightly at Lin Xing.

For Xueba Lin Xingwei, there can be things she doesn't want to do, and there can't be things she can't do, not to mention the general environment at this time. The sons can be frail scholars or sturdy knights, and the daughters also have to do it. They can go to the living room and go to the kitchen, and they have to know what they don't know, and they have to know seven or eight points if they know it.

"I'll teach you." A male voice that had just changed into a slightly magnetic voice sounded behind Lin Xingwei. Lin Xingwei turned his head and saw that Cao Yi had stepped off his horse, landed on both feet, and held a bow in his hand, standing tall and upright. behind her.

After getting along for nearly ten days, Cao Yi didn't change his face when he saw Lin Xingwei again.He took one from Lin Xingwei's quiver and put it on his own bow, raised his arm and pulled the bowstring to the tip of his nose, closed his left eye and stared at the bull's-eye a few meters away with one eye, said: "Calm down, don't panic!" , Don’t aim for too long, as long as you feel that you are right, let go immediately..."

Cao Yi let go quickly, and with a snap, the feathered arrow hit the bull's-eye.From aiming to releasing the arrow to hitting the bull's-eye, Cao Yi's movements were crisp and neat, without delay.

"Try it." Cao Yi looked at Lin Xingwei with a relaxed smile.

Lin Xingwei did as he said, and the arrow fell to the heart.

(End of this chapter)