Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

"Auntie!" Minglan threw herself into Wei Shuyi's arms, nuzzling her and coquettishly.

Wei Shu pushed his daughter away and scolded with a straight face: "You are getting more and more courageous, and you dare to light a fire in the courtyard yourself. Do you want to burn down my Qinyun courtyard?"

"My daughter has realized her mistake and will never dare to do it again." Minglan stuck out her tongue and hugged Wei Shu tightly without letting go.

Wei Shu shook her head helplessly. Of course she knew that her daughter was not born to be a peaceful person.

In the past, mother and daughter were in a difficult situation at home, and Minglan was more reserved.

Now with Wei Chen's support, Qinyun Courtyard is its own entity in the Sheng family, and the cost of food and clothing is no worse than that of Wei Ruixuan and Lin Qige. Minglan has no burden in her heart, and is carefree all day long, with a smile on her face day by day. It’s increasing, but it’s also becoming less and less disciplined.

Feeling the changes in his daughter, Wei Shuyi didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

At this time, Wei Chen stepped forward to greet him: "Aunt, why are you out here?"

, it’s windy outside, be careful to catch a cold. "

When Wei Shuyi heard Wei Chen's words of concern, his heart warmed, and he said softly: "It's okay, it's Zhao's mother who said that the fetus in my belly is a bit big, so I need to eat lightly and walk more. That's right, listen to Bai Zhi If you say it’s busy here, I’ll come out and take a look.”

"It turns out that it was Mother Zhao who told me."

Wei Chen was stunned when he heard this. Mother Zhao in Youyang was known as a living bodhisattva who was able to prevent miscarriages, save lives and deliver babies. In terms of obstetrics and gynecology alone, she was probably more proficient than those doctors outside. She could It’s not surprising to see that Wei Shu thought the fetus was too big.

Wei Chen spent a lot of effort to invite this mother Zhao to Yangzhou. Now it seems that he really did the right thing. The hidden danger of Wei Shuyi's future miscarriage and dystocia was easily eliminated in this way.

In fact, having an oversized fetus is not a big deal at all. As long as it is discovered early and follows the doctor's instructions, it can be easily solved.

After Zhao's mother reminded him, although Wei Shuyi immediately followed the instructions, he did not regard it as a matter of life and death.

I'm afraid Wei Shuyi never imagined that what seemed to her like a small problem at this time would ruthlessly take away the lives of her and her unborn baby in another time and space.

In order to prevent the crowd from scaring the birds, Wei Shuyi and a group of female envoys stood under the corridor and watched from a distance.

Wei Chen followed the direction of the wind and placed a large net in the open space beside the pond.After setting up the net, I tried to pull it, and it turned over quickly. It was obviously very successful.

Xiaodie came over with a basin of rice soaked in sesame oil, and Minglan and Xiaotao volunteered to sprinkle half of the basin of rice under the net.

After setting up the trap, everyone hid behind the corridor and waited for the bird to fall into the trap.

Seeing that there was no one around, a few of the birds hovering in the sky boldly flew down and happily lowered their heads to eat.

Minglan was nervous and excited at the same time. She kept urging Wei Chen: "Pull it, pull it! If you don't pull it, they will run away!"

"Wait, wait, wait."

Wei Chen remained unmoved, suppressed his temper, and waited for a long time.

After careful observation of the birds, they saw that the few birds that fell first were not in danger, so they finally landed one after another and started chirping to grab food.

At this time, Wei Chen gave a loud shout and pulled with both hands, and the big net, which was about ten feet square, was suddenly snapped down.

The frightened birds flapped their wings and tried to escape, but they hit the big net held down by the wind. Only a few lucky ones were able to escape, and the rest were all caught in the net.

The moment the big net was buckled, Ming Lan flew out like a gust of wind, circling around the still turbulent big net: "Catch it, catch it!"

Wei Chen, Wei Shuyi and others also came forward to watch. They counted almost twenty birds, mostly sparrows, but also skylarks, willow warblers, spotted thrushes, etc. Most of them were still alive, and they were frightened. The ground was jumping and jumping.

After catching enough birds, it was natural to start roasting them. This time with Wei Shuyi watching from behind, Minglan didn't dare to find a place to light a fire in the yard anymore. She followed Wei Chen and sent a sack of birds to the kitchen. .

Not long after, Mrs. Zhang brought all the roasted birds to the table. It smelled delicious. Minglan looked at the table of delicacies infatuatedly, and her saliva almost flowed to the floor.

Wei Shuyi couldn't help but laugh, patted her little head and said softly: "Eat!"

Minglan looked at the roasted bird that was golden in color and overflowing with fat. She swallowed and then handed it to Wei Chen: "Cousin, you have done the most credit today. You eat first."

"Only when I take you to eat delicious food do you remember that I am your cousin, right?"

Wei Chen smiled and shook his head, without refusing, he took the roasted bird and took a bite. Sure enough, it was salty, delicious, and extremely tender.Wei Chen didn't care about how hot it was, while he took a deep breath and ate happily.

Seeing Wei Chen move, Minglan couldn't wait to start eating the delicacies on the plate in front of her. Her hands and face were covered with oil after eating, and she didn't even bother to wipe it off.

"Eat slowly, don't choke." Wei Shuyi sat aside and wiped his daughter's face with a smile.

She wanted to eat lightly, and barbecue was too greasy for her, but seeing Wei Chen and Minglan eating so happily made Wei Shuyi's mood brighter.

Minglan ate until she couldn't eat anymore, then she leaned back comfortably on the chair, bulging her belly and burping with satisfaction.

Wei Shuyi told Xiaodie to take Minglan out to wash up, leaving only Wei Chen talking in the room.

After watching his daughter leave the house, Wei Shuyi slowly looked away, looked at Wei Chen, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Chen, Minglan's temper is getting more and more wild. I want to send her to Shou'an Hall for a good upbringing."

Chapter 96 Introspection

"Shou'antang, where is the old lady?"

Wei Chen suddenly heard Wei Shuyi mention this and was a little surprised. He immediately realized that this was not Wei Shuyi's impromptu idea, but that she had already had this idea in her mind.

But before, Wei Shu was more interested in protecting Minglan and preventing Minglan from suffering in Qinyun Court with him.

Now, she hopes that Minglan will calm down when she comes to Shou'an Hall and learn some rules and etiquette from the old lady.

The love of the parents is far-reaching.

In fact, Wei Chen could understand Wei Shuyi's worries about his daughter's future. After all, this was an ancient society that was extremely unfriendly to women.

Especially Minglan's identity is just a concubine.

If there was no variable like Wei Chen, Minglan and Wei Shuyi, mother and daughter, would probably still be trembling under Lin Sushuang's power. They would be cautious every day and not dare to stand out. How could they live such a comfortable life?

Now, Wei Chen and Wei Shuyi have provided Minglan with a comfortable environment to grow up, but women have to get married after all.

If Minglan is allowed to develop the temperament of a pampered young lady, who can guarantee that Minglan's future husband's family will pamper her like Wei Shuyi does when it comes time to talk about marriage?

By then, I am afraid that the hardships Minglan suffered as a girl will be doubled after she gets married.

Looking at Wei Shuyi whose eyes were full of worry, Wei Chen couldn't help but sigh.

It is so difficult to be a parent, especially a responsible parent, and it is not enough to worry about your children.

Wei Chen asked: "I went to Shou'an Hall, but I can't be with my aunt all the time. Is my aunt willing to let her go?"

"If there's anything you can't bear to part with, it's not like we'll never see her again. After all, we're still in the same house. Just go and see her when you miss her."

Wei Shuyi said it lightly, but the reluctance could still be seen in his eyes. However, this reluctance was quickly replaced by a look of determination.

"Minglan has been spoiled by me these days. If she continues like this, I don't know what she will look like in the future. It's better to ask her to go to the old lady and suffer some hardships."

Wei Chen heard Wei Shu's tone and knew that she was determined and would not waver easily.

However, thinking of the pitiful appearance of the little girl Minglan when she was separated from her mother, Wei Chen couldn't help but feel soft and tried to persuade Wei Shu:

"It will take some time for Sister Hua to marry to Bianjing. The old lady hasn't asked for anyone yet. Auntie, it's better not to act too hastily. It won't annoy the old lady, which is not good. It's better to wait for a while and explore the old lady. Let’s talk about your tone.”

"Brother Chen makes sense."

Wei Shu hesitated for a moment and finally said, "Then wait until I give birth before talking to Minglan about this."

Wei Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Xiao Minglan, Xiao Minglan, don’t say that I won’t help you, cousin, cherish your last carefree days!

……

After discussing Minglan's education with Wei Shuyi, Wei Chen left Qinyun Court and went straight to Sheng Changbai's study.

As the eldest son of Sheng Hong, Sheng Changbai naturally had his own independent courtyard. When the gatekeeper saw that it was Wei Chen, he had no intention of stopping him. After the ceremony, he put Wei Chen into the courtyard.

Wei Chen walked into the study room familiarly and saw Sheng Changbai sitting in front of the eucalyptus, writing furiously, probably practicing Chinese prose.

Next to her, Sheng Changfeng was sitting at a short table, biting her pen and frowning.

, seeming to be thinking hard.

Seeing Wei Chen coming, Sheng Changfeng looked happy, put down his pen and stood up to talk to Wei Chen, but Wei Chen waved his hand to let him continue answering the questions.

Sheng Changfeng's face fell, but he still sat down obediently and continued to answer the questions Wei Chen asked him.

Tie Jing is a fill-in-the-blank question, covering a few lines of the original text of the scripture and asking the answerer to write it down silently.

Mo Yi is equivalent to a short answer question, which requires the respondent to give a simple explanation of the meaning of the scripture. In fact, there are ready-made answers, and you only need to memorize them.

These two are the basis for learning the classics. If you don't have Wei Chen's talent of photographic memory, you will need to rely on water grinding skills to slowly grind them.

Sheng Changfeng used to be obsessed with poetry and didn't study much in the scriptures. Now, under Wei Chen's influence, he returned to the right path and picked up the scriptures to read again.

In response to Sheng Changfeng's weak foundation, Wei Chen asked him to complete fifty questions on scriptures and twenty questions on ink meanings every day to solidify his foundation.

How Shi Kai and Lin Yan taught Wei Chen back then is how Wei Chen teaches Sheng Changfeng now.

Although the two are similar in age, and Wei Chen cannot scold and punish him like a strict master, he is equally demanding in terms of requirements.

Wei Chen walked up to Sheng Changfeng and looked down at his answer.

Fifty Taoist Sutras answered 48 of them, and got 45 of them right. Twenty Mo Yi answered only ten of them, and got five of them right.

The results are not very good, nor are they too bad, but compared to the beginning, the progress is quite considerable, which proves that Sheng Changfeng still puts his heart into it.

If we keep going at this rate, we may have a hard time taking the county exam in February next year, but we should be able to pass the prefectural exam and get a child the year after next.If you are lucky, it is not impossible to become a scholar.

After all, Sheng Changfeng inherited the family's excellent genes, and his talent in scientific examinations was not much worse than that of his second brother.

Wei Chen reminded Sheng Changfeng a few words and gave him today's homework. Then he sat on the other desk next to Sheng Changbai, picked up the book on the table and started reading.

The book contained exactly what Wei Chen had pointed out to Sheng Changfeng just now.

In the past, when Wei Chen was studying scriptures by himself, he relied on his photographic memory and felt that he was quite proficient in the meaning of the scriptures. However, when he became a teacher, he realized that there were still many things that he did not understand thoroughly.

Wei Chen taught Sheng Changfeng not to forcefully instill his own understanding into him, but to discuss with Sheng Changfeng on an equal footing, allowing him to distinguish who was right and who was wrong, and finally accept Wei Chen's views wholeheartedly.

In this way, every time Wei Chen teaches Sheng Changfeng knowledge, he will inevitably face many doubts and confusions that arise during Sheng Changfeng's learning process.

Every time Sheng Changfeng asked back, it prompted Wei Chen to re-examine what he had learned in the past, and Wei Chen's knowledge unknowingly deepened.

When Wei Chen realized this, he taught Sheng Changfeng more attentively and enjoyed it.

Sheng Changbai turned his head and saw Wei Chen focused on reading. He smiled slightly, then looked away and continued writing the article he was halfway through.

In the study, Wei Chen, Sheng Changbai, and Sheng Changfeng each occupied a desk. It was so quiet that only the sound of turning books and rustling writing could be heard.

Most of the time, the three of them did their own thing without disturbing each other. Occasionally, when they encountered difficult problems, they would whisper for advice and discussion.

This is the daily life of the three of them studying. Even though Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai are already students, they have not slacked off at all in their studies. They always supervise and encourage each other.

There are still three years left for the provincial examination, but the days before the provincial examination are not restful. After the New Year, it will be the annual examination in the government schools.

Although Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai bribed Lu Jiaoyu of the Fu School to avoid the daily quizzes in the Fu School and study at home, they could not miss the annual annual examination.