Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 81
Just when Chen Heng was about to go out with Young Master Xue to learn more, the Lin family sent someone to tell him that the Patriarch caught a fish today, and asked him to go home to eat fish soup at night.

Chen Heng had no choice but to ask Xue Biao to owe him another meal before finishing the matter with a smile and going out.All the way to the Lin Mansion, even today, Chen Heng doesn't even need a door sticker when he comes here again.

The servant standing at the door had already greeted him with a smile when he saw him coming, "Why did the young master come back? When the master came back, the master told the young one that the young master can go directly to the study to find the master."

Chen Heng's face was reddish, he nodded shyly, and went straight to Lin Ruhai's study.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw Lin Ruhai holding Lin Jue to test his homework.Lin Jue, who is now eight years old, looks much better than when he first met her, but she is thinner than her peers.However, the Lin family members are all about the same body shape, and they probably are the type who can't get fat no matter how much they eat.

"Brother! Why did you come here?" When Lin Jue saw Chen Heng, he immediately ran up happily, not sure if he was planning to skip class.

Lin Jue was the same age as Shuangxi, and Chen Heng also regarded him as his younger brother, directly pointing out his thoughts with a smile, "Don't try to sneak away, you have to continue memorizing the essays you should memorize."

When Chen Heng opened the door and came in, he happened to hear Lin Jue reciting the Analects of Confucius.Lin Jue started late, and coupled with his poor health when he was a child, Lin Ruhai actually didn't make much demands on his academic progress.The Four Books and Five Classics are just teaching a paragraph from a distance.

However, the Lin family's family style is academic, and Lin Jue is smart, and under the influence of his ears and eyes, the progress of his studies is not slow at all.It's just that Mrs. Jia is reluctant to send him to the academy, and wants to stay at home and take good care of him for a year or two.

"Heng'er is right." Lin Ruhai smiled and nodded at the side, pointing to the vacant chair, "Where did you just recite?"

Lin Jue moved to the chair step by step and sat down, bitterly said, "Yongye chapter. The master said: quality wins writing, then history, and writing wins quality, then history. Gentleman, then gentleman."

Lin Ruhai glanced at Chen Heng, motioned to find something to do, and said to Lin Jue, "Continue to memorize."

After speaking, Lin Ruhai picked up the article on the table and read it while listening.This dual-purpose ability is not very confident in the Four Books and Five Classics, so I dare not do so.

Chen Heng himself was not idle, he walked around the small bookshelf in the study for a few times, picked out a copy of "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes", and directly found a place by the window to read the book.

This is a collection of notebook novels about Chang'an in the Han Dynasty. Most of the records in the article are anecdotes, which are suitable for passing the time now.After all, when Lin Jue finishes memorizing the book, it will probably be Chen Heng's turn.

Sure enough, Lin Jue had just finished reciting it.Lin Ruhai called another unlucky guy to him.

"Your strategy has improved a lot." Lin Ruhai nodded in satisfaction. Chen Heng immediately improved on the problems he pointed out before.

When discussing studies, Chen Heng's expression was very serious, and he just listened to the next words in silence.After waiting for a long time, he didn't hear the rest of the text, he raised his head in confusion, and saw Lin Ruhai smiling at him.

"Uncle, so my strategy is done?" Chen Heng said happily.

"The things that can be obtained in the book are almost the same." Lin Ruhai smiled and put down the theory in his hand, "Do you want to take the college entrance examination too?"

"I think so." Chen Heng nodded seriously, Cui Youdao and Du Yunjing, who passed the Tongsheng exam in the same group as him, have become scholars.It's not that Chen Heng is inferior in skills, how could he not be restless in his heart.

"Heng'er, wait a little longer." Lin Ruhai persuaded patiently.

He has also gone through this stage himself, so how could he not understand Chen Heng's thoughts.Of course he is not the kind of arrogance that deliberately suppresses Chen Heng as mentioned in the drama.Every age group should be like every age group.

Young people need to be confident and aggressive. If they are not confident, what are they called young people?Middle-aged people need to have the calmness of middle-aged people, not to be surprised by changes, and to hide their beauty inside.

Lin Ruhai didn't have the habit of hiding half of what he said. He told the other party what he planned for Chen Heng.As for whether he can accept it or not, it all depends on Chen Heng himself.

"Now that Yueyi Academy has been promoted to a government school, you should have seen the talented people take the annual exam."

Facing Lin Ruhai's question, Chen Heng nodded quickly.After becoming a scholar, it is not enough to just study at home with peace of mind.On the government school side, there will be Xuezheng presiding over the annual examinations twice every three years.

Only those who pass the examination can be qualified to continue to take the Juren examination.How long will exams like this last?It will continue until you pass the exam.

Moreover, many academics, in order to demonstrate their knowledge and literary talents, especially like to come up with some intercepting questions.Take two sentences that are irrelevant to each other, take half of each, or combine several words together, and use them as test questions.

Different from the rural examination, because the questions of the rural examination have to be reported to the Ministry of Rites, although they are weird, there are traces to follow.

Once the topic of the annual examination becomes strange, it is really a group of egrets flying into the blue sky, and two orioles singing on the green willows.

Lin Ruhai suffered from this kind of loss, so he hoped that Chen Heng could do the consecutive exams in the courtyard and township, and don't waste his good time in the endless annual exams.

This is why it is difficult for a scholar to be a good student.Chen Heng sighed in his heart, and then asked in a low voice, "Brother Cui and Brother Du, can they pass the Juren examination this year?"

"It's not a big problem to pass the Juren, but it's hard to say if you want to get a good rank in the examination." Lin Ruhai said bluntly, "If you can't work hard at the level of Jinshi, it is easy to slack off because of a stable life."

It is said that Jin Juren and Silver Jinshi.Once the life of a poor scholar settles down, it is easy to fall into the gentle village of marrying wives and taking concubines.

Comparing it like this, it seems that only in the childhood stage can I have the time and energy to work tirelessly towards an unknown destiny.Chen Heng gradually understood why Lin Ruhai made him wait a little longer.

"Heng'er, whoever is above, wins. Do you understand what uncle means? And..." Lin Ruhai continued to throw out the words, "By next year, you will be 13 years old, and you can follow uncle to the government office. After all, you have to use what you learn in the book before you can truly master it."

Sensing Lin Ruhai's care for him, Chen Heng didn't hesitate, got up from his seat, saluted and thanked him: "Heng'er understands, uncle, I'll follow your arrangement."

Lin Ruhai took his hand and sat down, pointed to a low-hanging peach branch outside the window, and said: "The beauty of April in the world is over, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom."

"Heng'er, don't worry, it's not time for you to bloom yet. Uncle would like to ask you, if you have a choice, do you want to be a Jinshi or come from the same rank as a Jinshi."

you still need to ask?Chen Heng's eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "Of course it's a Jinshi."

"Since they are both Jinshi and the first degree, why don't you think about winning the first prize in one fell swoop and being the number one scholar in high school?" Lin Ruhai asked with a smile.

Chen Heng was taken aback, he didn't expect that he would drink chicken soup from Uncle Lin after traveling for twelve years.

"Is it because you are not as talented as others? Or are you not hardworking enough?"

Lin Ruhai made the final decision: "Wait until you get the top three in high school, and the time you waste now can be made up for in the officialdom."

"Yes." Chen Heng narrowed his eyes and nodded in a deep voice.

Seeing that Lin Ruhai had finished chatting with Chen Heng, Lin Jue also leaned over to the side, and asked curiously, "Father, can Jue'er be admitted as a Jinshi in the future?"

"Of course." Lin Ruhai also encouraged, "Jue'er, as long as you study hard like your brother and keep working hard towards it, you will definitely be able to do it."

"Understood, father, the child must work hard."

Only now did Chen Heng realize that Uncle Lin shared a bowl of chicken soup between two people.

Leading Lin Jue out of the study, Chen Heng stopped in the courtyard.April is the day when hundreds of flowers are dazzling. Beside the path paved with bluestones, the petals that have just been blown off are still left on the green leaves.

Lin Jue was at a lively age. When he saw two butterflies flying out of the flowers, his attention was immediately attracted.Chen Heng followed behind him silently. There was a small pool on the other side, so he had to watch out for some mud monkeys.

"Brother."

Suddenly, there was Jiao Ying's first song behind her.

Chen Heng turned his head subconsciously, and saw a familiar figure standing in the corridor in the distance.There was a peach branch in full bloom between the two of them. Before Chen Heng could see it clearly, the other party had already walked down the steps and came towards him with a delicate figure.

The girl was wearing a lavender half-sleeved skirt, with a few pale plum flowers embroidered on the neckline and skirt, and a white silk bamboo leaf collar on the inside. The light blue bamboo pattern was only seen on the sleeves.A lavender waist framed the girl's thin figure.

The clothes are light and elegant, and the temperament is noble and clean.

Chen Heng couldn't help flashing eight words in his mind, and finally his eyes fell on the smiling face of the other party.It's true that people are seven points more delicate than Chunri, and peaches are one point thicker than others.

Before Daiyu could stand still, Lin Jue had already swooped in front of him.

"elder sister."

"Let my sister see if you're sweating." Daiyu ignored Chen Heng for a moment and asked her younger brother to raise his head first, and let her check carefully before she felt relieved.

When Daiyu looked at her elder brother again, he was standing two steps away, chuckling under a branch.

"What are you laughing at, brother?" Daiyu was a little curious.

"Suddenly understand the meaning of 'human face and peach blossoms reflect red'." Chen Heng praised sincerely.

"Cui Hu's poems are not good." Daiyu blushed slightly, "Brother, it's better to think of something else."

Chen Heng turned his head to think, and took the poem that Lin Ruhai had just told him: "Then the world will be full of beauty in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple will begin to bloom."

Daiyu pursed her lips noncommittally. As she grew older, her temperament became more dusty.It's just that there is no loneliness like winter in other books, but the girl's eyes at this moment are full of vitality like spring.

The two of them are also childhood sweethearts, and they don't need to shy away from etiquette until now.Walking together in the courtyard, Daiyu asked Lin Ruhai why he was looking for him.

Chen Heng told her the conversation in the study with a smile, and the girl immediately came to her senses and gave her elder brother a glance, "Okay, elder brother, you are borrowing flowers to present Buddha."

"Cui Hu's poems are not good." Chen Heng spread his hands helplessly, showing an innocent expression.

Lin Daiyu managed to hold back her laughter, and took Lin Jue's hand. After walking for a while, she remembered something and asked Chen Heng: "By the way, brother, I think sister Baoqin is a little unhappy recently, but what difficulties did their family encounter?"

"This matter, I probably guessed what's going on." Chen Heng smiled and explained Mei Shengjia's matter clearly in a few words.

Daiyu frowned frequently, "So, last month he begged Mei Xuezheng to take him to Xue's residence?"

"That's right." Chen Heng nodded and explained to his sister, "The Xue family is not having a good time recently."

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