The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

In the early morning of February 10th, Chen Heng was preparing study materials for his friends at home. The academy will not resume classes until the first day of March, leaving them more than twenty days to play.

But this year everyone plans to take the college exam, so Chen Heng naturally doesn't want to miss every opportunity to rush before the exam. Their original study place was at Chen Heng's house, where it was very convenient for Xue, Qian and others to come.

Today, by chance, Chen Heng was still packing his things. Jiang Yuanbai came to the door and said excitedly that he met Xue Biao on the road, and the other party said that plum blossoms were blooming at home. This was the last flowering period in early spring, and it would be a pity to miss it. So he invited three friends to go to Xue's house together.

Chen Heng was self-satisfied, so he and Xinda packed up briefly before carrying the book box to Xue's house. On the way, he asked curiously: There are still plum blossoms in February?

That's right. Jiang Yuanbai said happily, Our season usually doesn't exist after the beginning of February. That is, in the north, it can be later. But it won't be past the end of the month. It's strange to say that plum blossoms are happy. It’s cold, I think it’s because the weather has turned cold recently that we can open it again.”

Do you like the cold? Chen Heng looked up at the sky. The sky was still gray today. The weather in Yangzhou has been like this for a long time. It's intimidating to look at. I really don't know what magic the Dragon King of the East China Sea hides.

Don't worry about it, just look at the flowers. Qian Dayou looked very haggard. He had been 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 this, and Jiang Yuanbai urged a few people to speed up. When they arrived at Xue's house, Xue Biao had been waiting at the door for a long time. As soon as he saw three friends coming together, he happily led everyone to the hospital.

It is obviously not appropriate to wear a long cloak in this season. Everyone is wearing single clothes and a coat. The four of them came to the pavilion in the courtyard together. After sitting for a while, Jiang Yuanbai took Xue Bao and started to comment on the few lonely flowers on the cold branches.

Okay, that's great. This flower is white and flawless, and its crystalline shape really makes people fall in love with it the more they look at it. The scenery in the courtyard is really elegant.

Hahaha, it's a pity that the brush is not here. Otherwise, we can paint today's scene with a splash of ink. Xue Biao couldn't help but shake his head, put his hands behind his back, and stood facing the wind, looking really coquettish.

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 the Empress Dowager Baihua...

After listening to this, Xue Biao couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised, Good poem, good poem. Brother Jiang is so talented in literature, and Yu brother also wants to write one. Yu Gu Bing Ji belongs to the same family...

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 in 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 one for the college exam! You are the worst in the arithmetic test, and you dare to talk too much. I will add another paper today, and you won't be allowed to eat until you finish it.

Hahaha. Qian Dayou tried his best to restrain the curve of his mouth. What could be more fun than watching his friends suffer misfortune? That means the city gate is on fire, Chiyu 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 was too lazy to listen to their nonsense. He waved his hand and said, Let's do the papers.

There are four stone benches in the pavilion, with soft cushions on them. The three chicks sat down neatly, received the papers from their mother, 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, I admire you.

Chen Heng did not comment. He just took his own policy topic from the book box and continued to solve 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, when Chen Heng finished writing two policy papers, Xue Biao and others also finished the first test paper. Chen Heng put aside the policy discussion, which was something the three of them would discuss later. Now, as a little teacher, he has to correct a few people's papers first.

In order to make it easier for friends to mark the exam, Chen Heng would circle the questions he got wrong with a red pen. He corrected the papers quickly, and soon the three of them got their test papers back.

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

Xue Biao smiled, not surprised by the result. His brain is smart, 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 have the heart to study hard.

Then he looked at Qian Dayou on the right, and found that the other party's rolled noodles were also very good-looking. He couldn't help but said: The wind in the snow is more Qinghua, I suspect it is the second branch of spring. You are not bad either.

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

Chen Heng sneered, preparing to see what this guy would say about him. Jiang Yuanbai spread out the test paper in his hand, patted the table for a while and said with a smile: The world is unified, and the mountains and rivers are red. What a good sign!!

I'll screw you. Chen Heng picked up the ruler he had prepared earlier, slapped it on the table, and asked: Today there is a round fortress, with four feet and eight feet, and a height of one foot and one foot. How do you measure it? Calculate the answer of 3,426 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 wrinkled, feeling that what he said was unreasonable. Chen Heng didn't mean to scare him. He just mentioned Jiang Yuanbai's spirit and began to explain: According to the secret rule, Zhou Zi multiplies each other, and He multiplies them by height, and twelve become one.

Density is pi. When Chen Heng first came into contact with this thing, he was shocked. I didn't expect that the ancients actually had this thing in Nine Chapters of Arithmetic. Moreover, the numerical value is also extremely terrifying. It is noted in the book that the rate is based on three diameters and one. Just terrible.

Jiang Yuanbai felt dizzy after hearing this. He grimaced and raised his hands to beg for mercy, Master, Master, stop reading. Quickly collect your magical powers.

How could Chen Heng let him go? He just grabbed the other person and continued to talk about the details of this issue.

In the small pavilion, the other two people also listened in silence, hoping that Chen Hengduo would teach Jiang Yuanbai a lesson so that they would be scolded less later.

However, there is no way to escape. After explaining all the wrong questions of the three people, Chen Heng asked them to copy them down again, and will select these question types to continue the test next time.

Yes! the three of them 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.

He only took the policy topic he had just discussed and talked about his usage of each sentence and his experience in choosing words and sentences.

Communication in this area is generally relaxed and pleasant.

Anyway, as long as they don't learn arithmetic, they will celebrate and feel that it is another beautiful day.

After struggling like this for more than an hour, Chen Heng announced that he would take a break. Baoqin appeared out of nowhere, leading the spring geese up the steps and into the pavilion. In their hands, each held a food box and a teapot.

Qian Dayou happened to be hungry. He was very happy to see the Xue sister. He said thanks and helped 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 him a careless look, and the calmness on his face made people think it was true.

Xue Biao knew his sister well, and knew that the more Bao Qin said this, the more he noticed the fool he had just made. He glanced at Jiang Yuanbai with compassion, good brother, stop asking, it would be rude to ask again.

Ahem. Jiang Yuanbai coughed lightly, and said with a little showiness according to his straightforward and fun temperament, Sister Xue, eldest brother just learned a question and wants to test you.

Brother Jiang, it doesn't matter. Bao Qin bowed slightly. After Jiang Yuanbai finished talking about the round castle question, Bao Qin thought for a moment and then replied: Two thousand one hundred and twelve ruler.

Jiang Yuanbai was immediately dumbfounded. He looked at Chen Heng pitifully. When the latter nodded, he exclaimed that it was strange and wailed: Could it be that you are all child prodigies? Why don't God have mercy on me?

Bao Qin placed 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 and said: Brother Chen's words are meticulous, I just finished the last step, I can't say Use the word prodigy.

Listen, listen. Chen Heng looked at Jiang Yuanbai with an unkind look. This kid's grades in other subjects are actually not bad. If he had done better on the arithmetic test, he would have been admitted to Class A long ago.

It's just that people who study painting have some problems. When they see circles of numbers, they feel a headache. This put Jiang Yuanbai in a position of neither superior nor inferior in the academy.

Compared to him, the other two people told Chen Heng to feel more at ease. Qian Dayou's grades were the most average, he was also the most diligent and made the fastest progress.

Xue Biao is only thirteen years old this year, and his family background is the best. Even if you fail this exam, you can still take the exam a few more times. It doesn't even matter if he wins or not, now the Xue family has plenty of money.

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 we have some snacks.

Even the big-hearted Jiang Yuanbai was choked and couldn't speak for a long time.

There is nothing that cannot be solved by a set of tactics.

Mathematics, too.

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People in Yangzhou are admiring the plum blossoms, and people in the capital are no less generous. The temperature here is cooler than in the south.

Today the plum blossoms are in full bloom in the garden of Ningguo Mansion. Jia Zhen's wife, Youshi, 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 to play in Huifang Garden, and the sisters had even more fun. Lin Daiyu also wanted to have fun with them, but for some reason, Jia Min just locked her daughter close to her and ordered Zique to stay by her side.

Lin Daiyu was naturally a little bored while listening to the chatter of several elders. It wasn't until Mrs. Jia mentioned that Daiyu's birthday was approaching and she was discussing with several aunts how to celebrate it that she turned her attention away from her 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 remained silent and just drank tea to rest her mind. She often reads Buddhist scriptures now, and like her eldest daughter-in-law, they are both people who worship Buddha.

Mrs. Jia thought more. She took her granddaughter's hand and asked, How do you want to live, Yu'er? My ancestors all support 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 could finish speaking, Mrs. Jia agreed: No matter where they are, as long as they are your friends and they are in the capital, our ancestors will invite them to the house to get together with you!

Qin Keqing and Wang Xifeng, who were accompanying her, also nodded. Both of them could see that Lin Daiyu was now their ancestor's favorite.

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.

Mrs. Jia looked at Jia Min again, hoping to get the answer from her daughter. Jia Min's tone was inexplicable: I'm afraid it's hard to invite these two people.

Jia Min talked about the Wei family's affairs in a few words. When she heard that she was a junior from the family of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, Mrs. Jia was very happy, I wonder whose family it is? I didn't expect that Yu'er could make such a close friend. You should be invited, you should be invited.

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.

Mother Jia nodded, then smiled and said, I'll do it as you want. She continued towards 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 Wang Xifeng is the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion, and he heard that Jia Mu vouched for him. She sat down next to Daiyu and took her sister's hand. Let's talk about it first. If you have any thoughts or ideas, don't get angry with your sister-in-law. Just mention what you want to eat or what show you want to watch. At home, you can do it. Do as you wish.

Thank you, sister-in-law. After hearing that the other party took such good care of her, Daiyu quickly stood up and saluted to thank her. Seeing this, Wang Xifeng hurriedly pulled her sister up and said, I just said that the family doesn't speak the same language as the other family, so why are you still bowing to me properly?

It's because of the courtesy that I can feel at ease and follow my sister-in-law's arrangements. Lin Daiyu said so innocently that the elders couldn't stop laughing.

While everyone was playing around, Baoyu, who was tired of playing with Miharu, suddenly came over and said that he was tired. Fortunately, this was 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 small thing in itself, but it happened that Baoyu had a dream in the upper room, and there was no need to say anything about it in advance. When he woke up in a daze.

When the maids and nuns serving in the Ningguo Mansion saw Master Bao wake up, they served him longan soup, but Jia Baoyu called him out of the house and refused to let them in. The attacker who was following him saw Baoyu's expression was different.

The two of them suddenly turned red and had no idea what they had said. After a while, Jia Baoyu pulled Xiren to turn over on the bed. Within a moment, he could hear the chirping of birds, which made it hard for him to say anything.

After dinner at Ningguo Mansion, Mrs. Jia took everyone back home. The two families were very close to each other. Except for a few elders who were sitting in sedan chairs, most of the younger generations were in a playful mood and continued to chat and walk to eat.

Naturally, the maid also followed suit. The steps of so many people were very formal. Only Xi Ren, after taking three or four steps, would stop for half a step. The figure is as twisted as a willow branch, making people unable to ignore it.

Such a stupid Baoyu, but at the moment he only focused on surrounding Sanchun and Baochai, laughing and talking without knowing what he was talking about. If these innocent juniors can't see it, how can other experienced elders not know it.

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 wait is half-way through again. Seeing that Mrs. Wang still didn't say a word, it was Mrs. Jia who made the final decision and called the attacker into her sedan chair.

Seeing the attacker get on Jia Mu's sedan, Jia Min sneered and put down 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?

Don't ask more. Jia Min's tone was very unkind. After speaking, she felt that it was not good to lose her temper with her daughter, so she only said, After a while, we will go home.

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 but said with a smile: My ancestors treated you like this, and you are still in a hurry to go home?

Mom, didn’t you mention it yourself just now? Daiyu suppressed the smile on her lips, Of course I can't bear to leave my ancestors, but I miss my father and younger brother more. At first, I just thought my younger brother was noisy and a headache. Now that we have been apart for some time, I suddenly feel that he is a little cute.

When mentioning her son, Jia Min couldn't hide her smile, and just said inexplicably: After your birthday is over, we will go to the street to take a look.

What are you doing on the street?

Buy a house for your father.

Lin Daiyu was shocked. She never expected her mother to say such a thing, Huh? Our family is going to buy a house? She felt that her family had no idea 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 account 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 eleven 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 can fly when they are thirteen years old.

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