After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 561 Changes
At the beginning of August, Ma Shangyi changed into civilian clothes and quietly moved into Jin Jiashu's house with a little girl named Chun Yu.

On the day she arrived, Jin Jiashu wanted to hold a small banquet for her to celebrate her move and invite acquaintances to come and have a dinner, but she declined. However, the Jin family still added dishes that night. She and Jin Jiashu set up a banquet in the courtyard and sat across from each other. They had two drinks and they celebrated.

Ma Shangyi lives a very low-key life in the Jin family. She rarely goes out if nothing happens. When she goes out, she usually only goes to the town government palace or her nephew's home. She took over the middle of the Jin family and directed Chun Yu and Jin Jiashu's Widow Lu, Lu Gawa and Zhou Xiaojian to relocate the family. It doesn't look like there are any big changes, but the atmosphere of the whole home seems a bit more noble.

Hai Jiao came to visit Jin Jiashu once, and after returning home, he couldn't help but secretly sigh to his younger sister Haitang: "She is indeed an old nanny from the palace. Xiao Jin's family asked her to take care of her like this, and she looked more and more like a wealthy family. I don’t know how she did it, and she didn’t use any expensive antique furniture..."

It was not convenient for Haitang to visit Jin's house, so she asked Hai Jiao carefully and imagined the furniture and furnishings he described in her mind, and then she understood what was going on.

When decorating something like this, it’s not just about hard furnishings, soft furnishings are also very important. Jin Jiashu grew up in the countryside. Although he studied with his father for several years, he was limited to reading. The Jin family is originally a squire family, but the head of the family is Mrs. Jin Er. How particular can they be about the soft furnishings at home? Influenced by what he has heard and seen, Jin Jiashu may have some talent in aesthetics, but he has little accumulation, so we cannot expect too much from him.

In the past, the old lady next door, Ma Shi, helped with the decoration of his home, and Hai Jiao, an old friend, also helped with suggestions. It's just that Mr. Ma came from a low-level official family. He has lived in a border town for many years and has long been accustomed to the rough style of the northwest. The latter had studied calligraphy and painting with his teacher for several years and had seen some of the prosperity of the capital, but he had never used it here. Heart. The advice that the grandfather and grandson gave Jin Jiashu could only ensure that the house was decorated in a decent and decent manner. It would never be rude in Chang'an City, but they couldn't expect anything else.

Only Ma Shangyi's house was decorated by Haitang following suggestions along the way. It seemed to have a somewhat rustic yet elegant style, which made Ma Shangyi quite satisfied. This room is also the only room in the Jin family's house that has not been greatly modified by her. After she moved in, she just added daily necessities and changed the color of the curtains. However, the house was originally decorated in the summer, and now that autumn is already halfway through, it is normal to change the decoration in the house in response to seasonal changes.

The changes that Ma Shangyi brought to Jin Jiashu's home were of course not just the decoration of the house.

While she was modifying Jin Jiashu's daily diet, she was also slowly changing Jin Jiashu's living habits. Even his daily posture of walking, sitting and lying, and the tone and words he used when talking to others also began to lead to changes. In less than half a month, Jin Jiashu's waist became straighter, his sitting posture became more stable, his tone of voice became calmer, his whole person looked more elegant, and even his face became more rosy, which seemed to be due to proper nutrition.

Jin Jiashu's changes were quickly noticed by those close to him. The teacher Xie Wenzai didn't say anything, but during the daily teaching, he would also take advantage of breaks and chats to start telling the two students some old things about his past interactions with literati in the capital, so that they could know some things about the world, etiquette and customs. There were many things in them that Wu Ke had already learned in Beijing and didn't find them strange, so he only listened to Xie Wenzai's words as entertainment stories. But Jin Jiashu benefited a lot from it and learned many things that could not be learned in writing. He would also take these stories home and share them with Ma Shangyi. Ma Shangyi used these stories to give him further guidance, and he learned more.

Xie Wenzai sometimes took his two students to visit friends, so that the scholar friends he met in Chang'an could learn more about the excellence of his two students.

In the past, Xie Wenzai had worried that Jin Jiashu, who had lost his education at a young age, might be far inferior to Wu Ke, who had lived in the palace for many years, in terms of etiquette. If the two of them appeared in front of others at the same time, he would probably be outclassed by the elegant Wu Ke, and he would easily suffer in the evaluation. Therefore, Xie Wenzai usually only teaches them lessons at his residence, but does not take them out to meet others.

But now, he no longer has to worry about this problem. Jin Jiashu, who was taught by Ma Shangyi, looks no worse than Wu Ke. Both of them are smart, talented and polite young men. Both of them speak meaningfully. Even if they are lacking in knowledge, it is just a matter of time. Literary guests who were familiar with Xie Wenzai in Chang'an City had nothing but praise when they met these two young men. Although they would look at Wu Ke differently because of the Wu family, they would not look down on Jin Jiashu. Instead, they envied Xie Wenzai for recruiting two good students and lamented why they did not have such luck. Hai Jiao saw Jin Jiashu's changes and couldn't help but feel pressure in his heart.

He privately said to his younger sister Haitang: "Xiao Jin now looks more and more like a young master from a scholarly eunuch family. If I stand next to him, if I look too vulgar, will others mistake me for him?" A servant?"

Haitang covered her mouth and snickered: "Actually, I think it's okay. My brother's temperament doesn't look like that of a servant at all. People in Chang'an City can tell at a glance that my brother comes from a military family, and he has only a civil and military relationship with Brother Jin. Just say goodbye, there won’t be any difference in status.”

Hai Jiao pinched his chin and hesitated: "Should I also learn some etiquette and rules? That's all. If you really want to meet a decent person, at least you can't make any mistakes in etiquette and let others see it. joke."

Haitang felt that this was all right: "If my brother wants to learn, he should follow the example of the young masters of the Zhou family. There is no need to follow the style of Brother Jin. He is originally a child of a squire, and he plans to take the imperial examination in the future. When you are an official, you should be polite in your words and deeds. My brother will join the army in the future. If you are too polite, you will lose your sharpness and be easily looked down upon by the veterans in the army. "

Hai Jiao thought about it and said, "Then I will learn from Zhou Yijun and Tang Meng. I think they usually speak openly and politely, but they are not as particular about their words as Xiao Jin. It is easier to learn from them. some."

Haitang laughed at him: "My brother has been taught by Tanhua Lang to study since he was a child. Although his family belongs to the military, his grandfather is a civilian and has never been on the battlefield. Brother Jin only started to study seriously this year. In the past, he was not allowed to study in the countryside. The family values ​​​​and lacks knowledge and etiquette. Who is more like a scholar? How can I be compared to Brother Jin?

Hai Jiao knew he was in the wrong and sighed: "I didn't want to either. My cousin never cared about customs, so naturally I don't value these things. But that Ma Shangyi is really powerful. In just a few days, he can She has trained Xiao Jin like this. What is she going to do? Is she preparing Xiao Jin to deal with those dignitaries when he comes to Beijing, so she should teach him early so that he will not be shy in front of others in the future? "

Haitang also thinks this is the reason.

She also thinks Ma Shangyi is quite powerful. In her previous life, she was only good at teaching girls etiquette. She only knew a rough idea of ​​men's etiquette, but was not proficient in it, let alone taught it to others. However, Jin Jiashu, who was taught by Ma Shangyi, is decent-looking and has no royal aura. He really looks like an outstanding child from a scholarly and noble family, and is definitely not comparable to that of a country squire.

If the people in the second room of the Jin family saw the current Jin Jiashu, they might not be able to believe that this was the poor eldest roommate who they had bullied in the past, right?

(End of this chapter)