Yin You smiled and said: "You are healthy and can use your energy. Reading shouldn't be difficult."
Bai Erlang: "No wonder it's not difficult. There is nothing more difficult in this world than studying."
Man Bao: "You said the same thing when you went to the fields to sow wheat and transplant rice seedlings. There is nothing more difficult in the world than doing farm work."
Bai Erlang leaned on the recliner and closed his eyes as if he couldn't hear her words.
Yin You smiled when he saw it, and imitated his example, leaning down all the way, and the recliner began to rock. He turned his head and looked past Man Bao and asked Bai Shan, "What else do you want to ask me before we eat?"
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Bai Shan glanced at Man Bao and saw that she had no objection before asking: "Since the atmosphere in the Imperial College has improved, why hasn't the atmosphere in the capital improved? Aren't all the children of officials of fifth rank and above allowed to enroll?"
"Those who have quotas," Yin You said with a smile, "like my father, he is a third-rank Jingzhaoyin, and has two quotas to his name to enter Guozixue. However, I am the only boy in my family, so there is still one vacant quota.
You can keep it for my nephew or a descendant of the clan in the future."
Yin You rested for a while and said: "But how many people in Beijing can have as few children as my father? Who doesn't have a family with many children and grandchildren? For officials of fifth rank and above, if the father is okay, the quota will be given to the son, and the one with more sons will be given to the legitimate son.
The eldest son will be given the most legitimate children; but if the grandfather's son gives birth to another son, the ones who can get the quota will naturally be the eldest son's legitimate grandson. However, if the eldest legitimate grandson is not smart, for the sake of the future of the family, some elders will choose the best among the grandchildren.
Send the wise ones in."
Man Bao understood it as soon as he heard it. He didn't want him to say too much, so he continued: "I know, if there are interests, there will be fights. If you fight at home, after you come out, it will naturally be a fight between families and clans.
So it was chaos.”
Yin You nodded slightly.
Bai Shandao: "So there are very few children who can enroll in school, and most of them are still outside. Although the atmosphere of the Imperial Academy has improved, the dandy atmosphere in the capital has not improved much?"
Yin or nodded.
Bai Shan and Man Bao looked at each other and couldn't help but ask: "Then if we had a fight with your sisters on the street, would they be able to escape unscathed afterwards?"
Yin You was stunned and then said: "My sisters probably won't fight with you. They will probably ask the servants to fight with you."
Man Bao pointed to Daji who was sitting on the porch not far away and dozing off and said: "We Daji are very powerful. We can beat ten of them one by one. Your servants can't hit us. If we go to beat your sisters, they won't fight back."
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Yin You was silent for a while and then said: "They will ask the government officials to arrest you."
Man Bao said unhappily: "If we fight, we'll fight. Why do we call him a yamen servant? I never call him a yamen servant when I fight." I only do it when I can't beat him.
Bai Shan also said: "Although we are not close, I still think your sisters are a bit bad."
Yin Yu said: "So you can sell flowers to them."
Not to mention Man Bao and Bai Shan, even Bai Erlang, who was lying on the chair pretending to be asleep, opened his eyes in shock, and the three of them looked at Yin Or in disbelief.
Yin You nodded and said happily: "They still have money."
Man Bao struggled and said, "Isn't it bad to trick sister like this?"
Yin You smiled and said, "Don't you hate them?"
"But..." That's your sister.
Yin You said: "And if I take it back to them, they will be very happy."
He also wanted to see how they would grow these flowers, what they would look like next year, and how they would treat them.
Yin You lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his head and smiled: "That's it, you give me six pots of flowers and tell me the price. I will send you the money later. As for the relatives of King Yizhou, I'm afraid you have to sell them to them."
It’s a bit difficult. When the time comes, I can ask Changshou to help you find out their whereabouts. You just have to have the flowers placed where they can see them.”
Man Bao nodded blankly, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He swallowed and asked, "Is it really okay to cheat on my sister like this?"
Yin You smiled and shook his head.
Man Bao exhaled and Bai Shan asked: "When will the other relatives of King Yizhou come to Beijing?"
"It seems that two princes have already arrived in Beijing with their families, and the others should also arrive before the Mid-Autumn Festival. After all, there will be a palace banquet during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the royal family will also be reunited."
Man Bao: "Hey, a prince has entered the capital? Why didn't we hear the gongs being beaten to clear the way?"
"He came to the capital in a low profile. Among the two dynasties, only Prince Yizhou was so favored. Naturally, the Ministry of Rites in the capital should pay more attention to it."
Man Bao said: "It turns out that the royal family also flatters others and suppresses others."
Yin You coughed slightly and leaned on the recliner to rest.
He raised his lips and smiled. The more prosperous the place, the more serious it is to flatter others and suppress others.
The four of them took a nap while leaning on the chairs. When Mr. Zhuang came back and saw that his recliner was occupied, he smiled and shook his head, without disturbing them, and went back to the house to rest with his hands behind his back.
Yin or was particularly indulgent today. He stayed at Bai's house until the sunset was about to come out before leaving. In the afternoon, he also drank a bowl of fish soup made by Manbao called Aunt Rong. It was not dry or cold, and it had two herbs added to it.
It's good for qi and blood, just right for him.
Bai Shan and the others drank less than half of the bowl, and then put it down in disgust. They thought it had a medicinal taste and was not good to drink.
Yin You drank two small bowls, but the taste of the medicine was as if it had no taste at all to him.
He rarely spoke in the afternoon, and seemed to be back to before, nodding, shaking his head, and not saying a word for a long time, but Changshou could tell that the young master was very happy.
Not only could the longevity be seen, but the three sisters, Sister Yin, who had been staying at her parents' house and refused to leave, could also see that the younger brother's body was no longer lifeless, and although there was not much expression on his face, his eyes were much brighter.
Sister Yin stepped forward for a moment before regaining her composure. She smiled and asked, "Where did you go to play today? Your brother-in-law and others have been waiting for you at home after noon, but you didn't come back, so they went home now.
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Yin You smiled and said, "I went out to play with my friends."
Sister Yin was about to ask who her friends were, how many of them there were, what their names were, where they played, and what they played with, but Yin You had already pointed to something behind and said, "Sister, I met someone when I came back today.
The flower farmer sells exotic flowers and herbs. Don’t you like flowers and plants? I’ll buy a pot for each of you, and I’ll have someone put it in the Mid-Autumn Festival for you to take back later.”
He chuckled and said, "I personally selected the flowers for my sisters. They are so beautiful. You must take good care of them after you take them back."
The sisters of the Yin family were a little surprised, because Yin rarely gave them things, especially in recent years, because he went out less and became more silent. Not to mention giving gifts, he rarely spoke to each other.
Everyone was surprised to receive a gift suddenly.
Changshou asked someone to bring the flower pot, and everyone gathered around to watch, "Ah, this pot of chrysanthemums seems to be green..."
"What kind of flower is this? Why have I never seen it before?"
"This color is beautiful, how do you know I like this light yellow color?"
"I like bright red. What an ancient rose. This color is so real."