Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 156 Daiyu's Birthday
In the early morning of February 20th, Chen Heng was preparing study materials for his friends at home.The academy will not resume classes until the first day of March, and there are still more than [-] days left for them to play.

But this year everyone plans to take the college exam, and Chen Heng naturally doesn't want to let go of every opportunity to rush before the exam.They originally planned to study at Chen Heng's home, where Xue, Qian and others were very convenient.

It so happened that Chen Heng was still packing his things today.Jiang Yuanbai came to the door excitedly and said that he met Xue Biao on the road, and the other party said that his house had plum blossoms, and this was the last flowering period in early spring, so it would be a pity to miss it.So I invited three friends to go to Xue's house together.

Chen Heng had nothing to do, he and Xin Da tidied up a little, and then went to Xue's house with the bookcase.On the way, he asked curiously, "There are still plum blossoms in February?"

"Isn't it?" Jiang Yuanbai said happily, "The season here usually doesn't end after the beginning of February. That is to say, in the north, it can be later. But it won't exceed the end of the month. It's strange to say that Meihuaxi It's cold, I think it's because the weather has turned cold recently, so we can open it again."

Do you like the cold?Chen Heng looked up at the sky, the sky is still gray today.The weather in Yangzhou has lasted for a long time.It can't help but be daunting to watch, I really don't know what kind of magic is hidden by the Dragon King of the East China Sea.

"It doesn't matter how much it is, as long as there are flowers to see." Qian Dayou looked very haggard, he was really tortured by Chen Heng's exercises recently, and he always felt that his dreams were full of scary numbers.

Chen Heng also nodded when he heard the words, and Jiang Yuanbai urged several people to quicken their pace.When they arrived at Xue's house, Xue Biao had already been waiting at the door for a long time.As soon as he saw three friends coming together, he happily led everyone into the hospital.

It is obviously inappropriate to wear a cloak this season. Everyone is wearing single clothes and gowns.The four of them came to the gazebo in the courtyard together, and after sitting for a while, Jiang Yuanbai took Xue Biao and began to comment on the few lonely flowers on the cold branches.

"Okay, that's great. This flower is pure white and flawless, and its crystal figure really makes people like it more and more. The courtyard scene of the younger brother is really elegant."

"Hahaha, it's a pity that the brush is not here. Otherwise, we can splash ink and draw a picture of today's scene." Xue Biao couldn't help shaking his head, with his hands behind his back, standing against the wind, looking really flamboyant.

"Brother, that's wrong. Since we can't draw, we can also recite a poem. I'll do it first." Jiang Yuanbai seemed to be in a good mood, and immediately chanted, "In the few years since Jiangmei blooms and falls, Just laugh at Empress Dowager Baihua..."

After hearing this, Xue Biao couldn't help clapping his hands and praised, "Good poem, good poem. Brother Jiang has a good literary talent, and brother Yu also has a song. I come from a family with jade bones and ice muscles..."

"Cough cough cough." Chen Heng coughed heavily, and the two men turned around belatedly and looked at Chen Heng miserably, "Brother Heng, do you really, must learn today!?? "

"Don't say anything unsatisfactory. The academy examination will not test painting. When the academy examination is over, if you like to see spring flowers, enjoy summer flowers, and enjoy summer lotuses."

"But the plum blossoms in early spring are only this period." Jiang Yuanbai argued.

Qian Dayou looked at his friend with compassion, "You are really unethical."

Sure enough, Chen Heng immediately said: "This is the only period of the college exam! You are the worst in the arithmetic test, so you dare to say too much. There is an extra paper today, and you will not be allowed to eat until you finish it."

Hahaha.Qian Dayou tried his best to restrain the curvature of the corners of his mouth, what could be more fun than watching his friends suffer?That means the city gate is on fire, Chi Yu is fine.

"Brother Xue, do you want it?" Chen Heng turned around, with a cold light in his eyes, staring straight at Xue Biao.The latter's face was full of sorrow, and all his elegance had been wiped out. Like a defeated rooster, he lowered his head and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "What Hengdi said is true. Hengdi did the right thing. Brother Jiang, you are stupid. No." I say you……"

Chen Heng didn't bother to listen to their nonsense, so he waved his hand and said, "Let's do the paper."

There are four stone benches in the gazebo, covered with cushions.The three little chickens sat down neatly, took the test paper from the mother chicken and began to work hard.

"Do your own thing. The three questions for you are all different." Chen Heng glanced at the people who were looking around, and with just one sentence, he gave up their thoughts of messing around.

Jiang Yuanbai was finally convinced, cupped his hands and said, "Admiration."

Chen Heng was noncommittal, just took his own strategy topic from the bookcase, and continued to work on his own exercises.

Articles are always made and always new.Only by working a thousand times harder can you reap some rewards.

After a while, after Chen Heng finished writing two policy theories, Xue Biao and others also finished the first test paper.Chen Heng put the strategy theory aside, this is the content of three discussions for them in a while.Now, as a little teacher like him, he has to correct the test papers of a few people first.

In order to make it easier for his friends to mark the papers, Chen Heng will circle the wrong questions with a Chinese ink pen.He corrected the test paper very quickly, and soon the three of them got back their test papers.

Jiang Yuanbai sat between Xue Biao and Qian Dayou.It was probably caused by the mentality of poor students. He was most curious about other people's grades. He looked at Xue Biao on the left first, and said, "Half black and half red, each has its own merits. Congratulations, Brother Xue."

Xue Tada smiled, not surprised by this result.His brain is clever, but he lacks the motivation to study hard.

There's nothing he can do about it. With his family background, it's not easy for him to be able to study hard.

He also looked at Qian Dayou on the right, and found that the other party's rolled noodles were also pretty, so he couldn't help but said, "It's more youthful in the wind in the snow, it's probably the second branch of spring. You're not bad either."

Qian Dayou scratched his head, a little embarrassed to be praised by the other party.

Chen Heng sneered, ready to see what this guy would say about him.This Jiang Yuanbai spread out the test paper in his hand, slapped the table for a while, laughed and said: "The world is in harmony, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are red. It's a good omen!!"

Let me go to you. Chen Heng picked up the ruler that he had prepared earlier, slapped it on the table, and asked: "There is a round castle today, four feet and eight feet high, and the height is one foot and one foot. How do you do it?" Calculate the answer of 420 and [-] feet? Huh?"

Jiang Yuanbai, who was originally so proud, immediately withered like an eggplant beaten by frost. Under Chen Heng's questioning, he trembled and said: "I just calculated like this and that."

Jiang Yuanbai's ten fingers were left with afterimages, and he thought he was casting spells to tell fortunes.

After saying this, even his own face was wrinkled in one place, feeling that what he said was outrageous.Chen Heng didn't intend to scare him, he only mentioned Jiang Yuanbai's spirit, and then began to explain: "According to the secret rate, Zhou Zi multiplies, multiplies it with high, twelve is one."

Density rate is the ratio of pi. When Chen Heng first came into contact with this thing, he was also shocked.I didn't expect the ancients to have such a thing in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".And the numerical value is also extremely scary. The book notes: Take Wednesday as the rate.Simply terrible.

Jiang Yuanbai was dizzy when he heard that, with a bitter face, he raised his hand repeatedly to beg for mercy, "Master, master, don't read it, quickly put away your supernatural powers."

How can Chen Heng let him, just grab the other party, and continue to talk about various details of this question.

In the small gazebo, the other two were silent as well, hoping that Chen Heng would teach Jiang Yuanbai more, so that they would be less scolded for a while.

But left and right cannot escape. After explaining all the wrong questions of the three people, Chen Heng asked them to copy them down again, and they will pick out these question types to continue the test next time.

"Yes!" The three replied with relief.

This damn arithmetic class is finally over.

The next policy lesson is easy to talk about.Xue Biao and others are very confident in their work, and Chen Heng is also very relieved about them.

Only holding the policy topic I just mentioned, I talked about the allusions I used in every sentence, as well as my experience in choosing words and making sentences.

Communication in this area is generally relaxed and pleasant.

Anyway, as long as they don't learn arithmetic, they will celebrate with each other, feeling that it is another good day.

After tossing like this for more than an hour, when Chen Heng announced to take a break.Baoqin, which appeared from nowhere, led Chunyan up the steps and into the pavilion.In their hands, each held a food box and a teapot.

Qian Dayou happened to be hungry, and he was very happy to see the Xue family sister. While saying thank you, he helped to arrange the food plate.

Jiang Yuanbai was very suspicious of the smile on Bao Qin's face.He asked softly: "Sister Xue, when did you come?"

"Ah, I happened to be passing by. I happened to be passing by." Baoqin gave a sloppy look, and the calmness on her face made one think it was real.

It was because Xue Biao knew his sister well, and the more Bao Qin said this, the more he saw the foolishness just now.He glanced at Jiang Yuanbai sympathetically, good brother, don't ask, it would be impolite to ask again.

"Cough cough." Jiang Yuanbai coughed lightly, and according to his willful and playful temperament, he said a little showy, "Sister Xue, elder brother just learned a question and is going to test you."

"Brother Jiang, but it's okay to say." Baoqin bowed shallowly, and when Jiang Yuanbai finished talking about the round castle, Baoqin thought for a moment, and then replied: "Two thousand one hundred and ten two feet." Jiang Yuanbai was immediately dumbfounded. He looked at Chen Heng pitifully, and when he saw the latter nodding, he exclaimed in surprise, and mournfully said: "Could it be that you are all child prodigies, why don't heaven pity me."

Baoqin put the last pair of chopsticks in front of Chen Heng, bowed to everyone again, turned around and was about to go down the steps, she chuckled lightly and said, "Brother Chen's speech is meticulous, I just finished the last step, I can't say On the word prodigy."

You listen, you listen.Chen Heng looked at Jiang Yuanbai with unkind eyes.This kid, his other homework scores are actually not bad. If he did better in the arithmetic test, he should have entered Class A long ago.

It's just that people who learn to paint have some problems. When they see a circle of numbers, they feel a headache.This put Jiang Yuanbai in a difficult position in the academy.

Compared to him, the other two made Chen Heng feel more at ease.Qian Dayou's grades are the most average, and he is the most diligent and the fastest progresser.

Xue Biao is only 13 years old this year, and his family background is the best.Even if you fail this subject, you can continue to take the test a few more times.It doesn't even matter if you win or not, the Xue family has plenty of money now.

Thinking of this, Chen Heng took out the second set of papers carefully prepared for Jiang Yuanbai, and said kindly: "Brother Jiang, let's make it after eating snacks."

Even the big-hearted Jiang Yuanbai was choked up, unable to speak for a long time.

There is nothing that cannot be handled by a set of question sea tactics.

So is mathematics.

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The people in Yangzhou are admiring the plum blossoms, and the people in the capital are not far behind.The temperature here is colder than that in the south.

Plum blossoms are in full bloom in the garden of Ningguo Mansion today.Jia Zhen's wife, You Shi, invited Jia Mu, Jia Min, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang and others to enjoy the flowers.Other juniors from Rongguo Mansion were also invited.

The female relatives of the two families gathered in Huifang Garden to play, and the sisters had more fun.Lin Daiyu also wanted to play with them, but Jia Min locked her daughter by her side for some reason, and ordered Zi Que to stay by her side.

Lin Daiyu was naturally a little bored listening to the elders chattering.It wasn't until Mother Jia mentioned that Daiyu's birthday was approaching and was discussing with several aunts how to spend it that she diverted her attention from the sisters' laughter.

"I think we can handle it in the house." Jia Min still has the final say on this matter, and others don't dare to say anything.

Among them, Mrs. Wang was even more silent, drinking tea to refresh herself.She often reads Buddhist scriptures now, and like her eldest daughter-in-law, she is a person who worships and respects Buddha.

The old lady Jia thought more, took her granddaughter's hand, and asked, "How does Yu'er want to live? The ancestors are all according to you!"

Also after spending a lot of time with Jia Mu in the past few days, Lin Daiyu became a little more courageous.She turned her head and thought for a while, then said: "There is nothing else, but there are two handkerchiefs handed over to the capital. If I can take a liking to them in the capital..."

Before Daiyu finished speaking, Mrs. Jia agreed, "No matter where they are, as long as they are your friends and they are in the capital. The ancestors will invite them to the mansion to accompany you!"

Qin Keqing and Wang Xifeng, who were by their side, also nodded, both of them could see that now Lin Daiyu was the heart and soul of their ancestors.

Lin Daiyu didn't think too much and just said: "Their names are Wei Qijun and Wei Shu. I don't know where their families are in the capital. They were in such a hurry to leave Yangzhou that day that they didn't have time to ask them in detail. It was supposed to be after spring, and they After settling down in the capital, you should write to me."

Old lady Jia looked at Jia Min again, hoping to get an answer from her daughter.Jia Min's tone was inexplicable: "These two, I'm afraid it's not easy to invite them."

Jia Min talked about the Wei family's affairs in a few words.When she heard that she was a junior from the Zuo Shilang family of the Ministry of Rites, the old lady Jia was very happy, "I don't know whose family it is. I didn't expect Yu'er to make such a boudoir friend. Please, please."

Mrs. Wang was shocked. She didn't expect that this little girl from the Lin family could be friends with the Wei family.

Wang Xifeng on the side didn't know what to think, and kept cheering: "If we can really invite them, this banquet can't be held casually, ancestors."

Jia Mu nodded and smiled again: "I will do it according to your wishes." She continued to Daiyu, "Don't worry, Yu'er, your second sister-in-law is very capable, and I will definitely be able to handle it for you."

Now the Rongguo Mansion is Wang Xifeng's housekeeper, and he heard that Jia's mother was guaranteeing him.She sat down beside Daiyu and held her younger sister's hand, "Let's talk first, what are your thoughts and ideas. Don't make a difference with your sister-in-law. Just mention what you want to eat or watch. In your own home, everything Do as you wish."

"Thank you sister-in-law." Hearing that the other party took such care of her, Daiyu hurriedly got up and saluted to thank her.Seeing this, Wang Xifeng hurriedly pulled her sister up, "I just said that one family doesn't speak the language of two families, so why are you still bowing to me properly?"

"It's because of the salutation that we can feel at ease to see my sister-in-law's arrangements." Lin Daiyu said so innocently that the elders couldn't stop laughing.

Everyone was playing around, but Baoyu, who was tired from playing with Sanchun, suddenly came over and said that he was tired.Fortunately, this is not another place. Qin Keqing made the decision for Jia Mu and directly arranged a room in Ningguo Mansion for him to rest at home.

This is a trivial matter in itself, but it happened that Baoyu had a dream in the upper room without knowing it. Needless to say in advance about the dream.When he woke up in a daze.

The maids and mothers who served in Ningguo Mansion waited for Master Bao to drink longan soup when he saw Master Bao woke up, and Jia Baoyu called them out of the house again and forbade them to come in.Xiren, who was following him, saw Baoyu's expression was different.

The two of them blushed immediately, and they didn't know what they had said.After a while, Jia Baoyu pulled Xiren over on the bed, and after a while, Yingying and birds were singing, making it hard for people to say anything.

After having dinner at Ningguo Mansion, Mrs. Jia led everyone back home.The two families are close to each other, except for a few elders sitting in sedan chairs, most of the younger generations are in the mood of playing, continuing to chat and walk, and digest food by the way.

The servant girl naturally followed suit, so many people's steps were very regular.Xiren was the only one who stopped for half a step after taking three or four steps.The figure is twisted like a willow branch, so people can't pay attention to it.

What a stupid Baoyu, but at this moment she just surrounds Sanchun and Baochai, giggling and not knowing what to say.These innocent juniors can't see it, how can other experienced elders not know.

Everyone saw this and were waiting for Mrs. Wang's reaction.After all, Baoyu was the only son of the second wife, so it was not easy for him to do some things on his behalf.

But this time, I waited halfway.Seeing that Mrs. Wang still didn't make a sound, it was Mrs. Jia who made the final decision and called the attacker into her sedan chair.

Seeing the attacker boarding Jia Mu's sedan chair, Jia Min sneered and lowered the curtain, not knowing what to think.

Lin Daiyu saw that her mother looked wrong and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Mom, what's going on outside?"

"Mo Duo." Jia Min's tone was very bad. After speaking, he felt that it was not good to lose his temper with his daughter, so he just responded, "We will go home after a while."

"Really?" Daiyu clapped her hands. No matter how nice her grandmother's home was, it was not as comfortable as her own home in Yangzhou.

Jia Min saw her daughter's thoughts, and couldn't help laughing: "The old ancestor treats you like this, you still want to go home in a hurry?"

Mom, you didn't mention it yourself just now.Daiyu suppressed the smile at the corner of her mouth, "Of course I don't want to part with my ancestors, but I miss my father and younger brother more. At first, I only thought my younger brother was noisy and a headache. Now that we have been separated for a while, I suddenly think he is a little cute."

When mentioning his son, Jia Min couldn't hide a smile, and said inexplicably, "After your birthday is over, let's go to the street to have a look."

"What are you doing in the street?"

"Buy a house for your father."

Lin Daiyu was shocked, she never thought that her mother would say such a thing, "Huh? Our family is going to buy a house?" She felt that her family had no intention of going to Beijing recently.

"It's always safer to live in your own home. Besides, if your father's official career goes smoothly, he will go to Beijing sooner or later. Even if he can't enter, it would be good to leave it as a dowry for you in the future." Jia Min started to calculate the accounts for her daughter again, "This purchase A house is a big deal, and it’s hard to find a house you want unless you look at it for a long time.”

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Daiyu blushed, feeling that Jia Min's words were really incomprehensible. She would only be 11 years old in two days, so how could she start planning the dowry so early.

"It's not early, it's not early." Jia Min shook her head and hummed, "Someone is 13 years old and can fly."

　Reading the original article again, when I saw the servants bringing longan soup to Jia Baoyu, I suddenly felt that the servants of Ningguo Mansion did not understand everything.Looking at Jia Baoyu and Xiren Yunyu, no one came to disturb them.Haha, quite interesting
　　
　
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