Chapter 1009 Lying Down (August Monthly Ticket Plus 5)
Yin Huo smiled and said, "You are in good health and can use your spirit, so studying shouldn't be difficult for you."
Bai Erlang: "It would be strange if it wasn't difficult. There is nothing more difficult than studying in this world."
Manbao: "You said the same thing when you were sowing wheat and planting rice in the fields. There is nothing more difficult in the world than doing farm work."
Bai Erlang leaned back in the recliner, rocking back and forth and closing his eyes, pretending he couldn't hear what she said.
Yin Huo smiled and imitated him, leaning back. The recliner began to rock. He turned his head and asked Bai Shan, "What did you want to ask me before dinner?"
Bai Shan glanced at Man Bao, and seeing that she didn't object, he asked, "Since the atmosphere in the Imperial College is good, why isn't it good in the capital? Can't children of officials of the fifth rank and above be admitted?"
"There are places," Yin Huo said with a smile. "Like my father, he was a third-rank Jingzhao Yin, and had two places to his name for admission to the Imperial College. But I'm the only boy in my family, so there's one place left, which can be reserved for my nephew or a younger member of the family in the future."
Yin Huo paused for a moment and said, "How many people in the capital are there who have as few offspring as my father? Whose family doesn't have many descendants? For officials above the fifth rank, if the father is one, it's better. The quota is given to the sons. If there are many sons, it goes to the legitimate son, and if there are more legitimate sons, it goes to the eldest son. But if it's the grandfather's generation, and the sons have sons, the eldest son will naturally get the quota. But if the legitimate grandson is not smart, for the sake of the family's future, some elders will choose the most intelligent grandson to send in."
Manbao understood immediately and, not wanting him to say too much, continued, "I understand. Where there is interest, there is conflict. If there is conflict at home, then after leaving home, it will naturally be conflict between families and clans, and that's why there's chaos."
Yin Huo nodded slightly.
Bai Shan said, "So there are so few students who can enroll. Most of them are still studying outside. Although the atmosphere in the Imperial Academy has improved, the atmosphere of extravagance in the capital hasn't improved much."
Yin or nodded.
Bai Shan and Man Bao looked at each other and couldn't help asking, "What if we had fought with your sisters on the street at that time? Would they have been able to escape unscathed afterwards?"
Yin Huo was stunned for a moment and then said, "My sisters probably won't fight with you. They will probably ask the servants to fight with you."
Manbao pointed at Daji, who was dozing off on the porch not far away, and said, "Our Daji is very powerful. He can beat ten people by himself. Your servants can't beat us. If we go and beat your sisters, won't they fight back?"
Yin Huo was silent for a moment before saying, "They will ask the yamen runners to arrest you."
Manbao said unhappily: "Just fight, why call the yamen runners? I never call the yamen runners when I fight." He would only call them when he couldn't win.
Bai Shan also said: "Although estrangement does not separate relatives, I still think your sisters are a little bad."
Yin Huo said, "So you can sell the flowers to them."
Not to mention Manbao and Baishan, even Bai Erlang, who was lying in a chair pretending to be asleep, opened his eyes in shock. The three of them looked at Yin Huo in disbelief.
Yin Huo nodded and said happily, "They still have money."
Manbao was entangled and said, "It's not good to cheat me like this, right?"
Yin Huo laughed and said, "Don't you hate them?"
"But..." That's your sister.
Yin Huo said, "Besides, 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 Huo lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then looked up and smiled, "It's settled. Give me six pots of flowers and tell me the price. I'll send you the money later. As for the relatives of the King of Yizhou, it might be difficult for you to sell to them. I can ask Changshou to help you find out their whereabouts. You can just have someone place the flowers where they can see them."
Manbao nodded blankly, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He swallowed and asked, "Is it really okay to trick me like this?"
Yin Huo smiled and shook his head.
Manbao exhaled, and Baishan asked, "When will the other relatives of the King of Yizhou arrive in the capital?"
"It seems that two princes have already arrived in Beijing with their families. 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 also needs to reunite."
Manbao: "Hey, is a prince entering the capital? Why didn't we hear the gongs being beaten to clear the way?"
"He came to the capital in a low-key manner. In the two dynasties, only the Prince of Yizhou is so favored. Naturally, the Ministry of Rites in the capital will pay more attention to him."
Man Bao said, "So even the royal family flatters the powerful and bullies the weak."
Yin Huo coughed lightly and leaned back in the recliner to rest.
He raised his lips and smiled. The richer the place, the more serious the problem of flattery and bullying.
The four of them leaned back in their chairs and took a short nap. When Mr. Zhuang came back and saw that his recliner was occupied, he smiled and shook his head. He didn't bother them and went back to the house to rest with his hands behind his back.
Yin Huo was particularly indulgent today. He stayed at the Bai family until sunset before leaving. In the afternoon, he drank a bowl of fish soup that Man Bao asked Aunt Rong to stew. It was neither dry nor cold, and it contained two medicinal herbs that replenished qi and blood, which was just right for him.
Bai Shan and the others drank half a bowl, then put it down in disgust. They felt it had a medicinal taste and was not tasty.
Yin Huo drank two small bowls, and the taste of the medicine was as good as nothing to him.
He spoke very little in the afternoon, as if he had returned to his previous state, nodding and shaking his head, not saying a word for a long time, but Changshou could see that the young master was very happy.
Not only can one see the longevity, but the three sisters Yin who have stayed in their mother's house and refused to leave can also see that their brother is no longer lifeless. Although his face does not have much expression, his eyes are much brighter.
Sister Yin paused as she was about to greet you, then regained her composure and smiled as she walked over to ask, "Where did you go today? Your brother-in-law and the others were waiting for you at home past noon, but you didn't come back, so they left just now."
Yin Huo smiled and said, "I went out to play with my friends."
Just as Sister Yin was about to ask who these friends were, how many there were, what their names were, where they were playing, and what they were playing, Yin Huo had already pointed to something behind her and said, "Sister, on my way back today, I ran into a flower farmer selling exotic flowers and plants. Don't you like flowers and plants? I bought a pot for each of you and will have someone put it in your Mid-Autumn Festival gift to bring back to you later."
He chuckled and said, "I picked all the flowers for you sisters myself. They are so beautiful. You must take good care of them when you take them back."
The sisters of the Yin family were a little surprised because Yin Huo rarely gave them things, especially in recent years. He went out less and became more silent. Not to mention giving gifts, they even talked less to each other.
Everyone was surprised to receive a gift suddenly.
Changshou asked someone to bring the flower pot over, and everyone gathered around to look at it. "Oh, this pot of chrysanthemums seems to be green..."
"What kind of flower is this? Why have I never seen it before?"
"This color looks great. How did you know I only like this light yellow?"
"I like bright red. This is some ancient rose. This color is so real."
It is a pleasure to have friends coming from afar, so I am going to be happy. See you tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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