Chapter 145 The Sickly Villain in a Female-dominated World 16
Lin Qing looked at the light bulb beside him and pressed his forehead helplessly: "Ah Rong, how come you have time to come to my place today?"
Disturbing her and her husband's time alone for no reason!
Chen Xi stood up and said with a smile, "I guess Mr. Rong has something important to discuss with his wife. Xiao He, why don't you quickly make a cup of hot tea?"
Seeing the look from his master, Xiao He retreated tactfully. When he came back, he bowed while holding a cup of hot tea, then turned to his master and said, "Young Master, Madam Zhang, the kitchen manager, is in the corridor asking to see you."
"Xilang, let's go first." Seeing the difficulty in his brows, Lin Qing took the initiative to speak. Recently, his father always asked his husband Zhuangding to help manage the family business.
After watching her husband leave, she turned to look at someone who was hesitating and said, "Tell me what you want from me. Your brother-in-law has seen that you are uncomfortable. Now you can speak frankly."
Lin Yong picked up the teacup and took a sip to disguise it: "Sister, that "Tongwenpian"..."
"I wrote it for Xilang to learn how to read. What's wrong with that?"
Restraining the excitement in his heart, Lin Yong looked straight at his sister, not missing a single expression on her face.
"Sister, do you know the Three Character Classic?"
"Three Character Classic? A scripture with three characters in each sentence?" Lin Qing raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion.
How could she not know? Lin Rong frowned and continued to ask, "Sister, have you heard about the opening of the Zhuhai-Wan Undersea Tunnel?"
This is a major event known to the world in the past decade, representing the beginning of a new era for mankind to conquer the ocean.
Now Lin Qing was really confused, his eyes were full of bewilderment.
Seeing that her expression did not seem fake, Lin Yong was like an eggplant hit by frost - wilted. After reading the full text of "Chen's Tongwenpian", the little hope that remained in his heart also disappeared.
Although the forms are similar, the contents are completely unrelated. This "Tongwenpian" begins with a myth and narrates the historical changes of this world. The historical allusions in it are known to be incomplete, let alone a modern person writing such a manuscript.
Thinking about the title of the article again - "Chen's Comprehensive Literature", the chapter about her husband Chen's knowledge of literature and characters, Lin Yong felt a slight sourness on the back of his teeth. Weren't the ancients always reserved and implicit? How could they talk about love and still write a famous work handed down from generation to generation?
After receiving 10,000 critical hits, she left with her head hung in disgrace.
Lin Qing, who felt that his acting skills were gradually improving, secretly gave himself a thumbs up in his heart. It was just that the heroine really had the mentality of a child. No wonder the author arranged for a villain like the original owner in the early stage, using the betrayal of relatives and the death of loved ones to prompt her to grow up quickly.
With her current character, if she really entered the officialdom, wouldn't she be skinned alive by those cunning colleagues?
Thinking about the sisterhood between the two of them in recent days, and the ancient saying that all families prosper or suffer together, Lin Qing knocked on the wooden table. In order to continue salting fish in the future, he had to urge the heroine to succeed quickly.
On the other hand, after returning to his room, Lin Yong spent some time to sort out his thoughts, and then began to study the "Tongwenpian" in his hand. The full text has 1,536 words, four sentences in a line, and the last word rhymes, which is easy to remember.
After reading the whole article, she took the sentences that she did not understand to ask the female teacher in her mansion.
Mr. Tian didn't take it seriously at first, and even wanted to reprimand the lady. He said that with the county examination approaching, it was not advisable for her to not study the works of the ancient sages but instead read some miscellaneous articles that disturbed her mind.
After her eyes fell on the whole poem, she was more and more amazed as she read on. The whole poem was concise and comprehensive, integrating knowledge from various categories of classics, history, and miscellaneous books, including astronomy, geography, emperors of all dynasties, and ancient sages.
"Madam, who did this?"
"This article is titled Chen's Tongwen Pian, and it was written by my elder sister to help my young husband learn to read." Lin Yong felt a pang of pain in his teeth when the name of the article was mentioned.
"Can you lend it to me for a look?" Tian Xiucai looked anxious. She had no intention of teaching now. She had never expected that the young master of the Lin family had such a talent and could write such a wonderful article.
After borrowing the manuscript, she read it carefully. Although the format of the article is peculiar, the rhyme is neat, every word is precious, and it is easy to read, making it very suitable for young children to learn to read.
She was delighted to see the prey and after obtaining Lin Qing's consent, she sent the article to her eldest daughter. After all, her eldest granddaughter had reached the age of enlightenment, and this article would be of great help to her.
After receiving her mother's letter, Tian's eldest daughter was also surprised by the article, but she still had doubts about her mother's words in the letter that "everyone in the Lin family has repeated it."
Unexpectedly, when she was using this article to teach her eldest daughter, her second daughter who was listening nearby also learned it. Although she did not understand the meaning of the article, she was really shocked that her second daughter, who could not even speak fluently, could recite most of the "Chenshi Tongshi Pian".
Thinking about this matter in her heart, she once mentioned the enlightenment of her young daughter at a gathering with friends. She was slightly drunk and brought up this matter, which caused many people to ask her for this wonderful article.
This article became known in Qingchi County, and Lin Qing's literary talent also began to show at this time.
At this time, the magistrate of Qingchi County had already boarded a carriage and was heading to the Lin Mansion along the official road.
The farmlands on both sides of the official road have been harvested, leaving only rice stalks with their roots standing upright in the rice mud. Before transplanting the late rice, these remaining rice stalks will be trampled into the mud by farmers and become excellent fertilizer after rotting and fermenting, increasing the fertility of the fields.
Seeing that the summer harvest was in time, County Magistrate Chen was very satisfied. The harvest from the farmland was good this year and more tax grain could be collected.
The weather was unusually cool today, so Lin Qing took Lin Rong and Chen Xi for a walk along the edge of the village. Well, given her physical condition, she could only do this level of exercise.
The villagers of Shiyuan Village have become accustomed to the scene of Lady Lin of the Lin Mansion and Xilang taking walks together when the weather is cool. On weekdays, they would just watch from a distance and not disturb them. But today was different.
From a distance, they saw a group of people gathered at the entrance of the village, with cries and shouts coming from the crowd. Seeing this, the servants behind them immediately alertly blocked the masters in the mansion behind them, in case they accidentally hurt any of them, they would be in big trouble.
"What happened over there?" Lin Yong poked his head out from behind Ruby and looked around curiously.
Lin Qing pushed her back, signaled Qingshu to go and investigate, and then took the group to Chen Xi's house nearby to rest.
The Chen family's aunt was asked to go out and settle a dispute because of her old age and high moral character, leaving only Chen's father and two children at home.
Seeing Chen Xi, the whole family was overjoyed. Father Chen boiled water to make tea, and took out the cakes he was reluctant to eat and presented them to her. At the same time, the two little kids went to the village entrance to call their aunt back home.
Not long after, Qingshu came back followed by Aunt Chen and Mother Chen.
Seeing Chen Xi's radiant face, Miss Chen knew that he was living a good life in the Lin Mansion, and she felt relieved.
When Lin Yong saw Qingshu coming back, he immediately cast a gossipy look at him. He felt as if a cat had been scratched in his heart and was extremely curious about what had just happened.
Miss Chen had experienced a lot, and she guessed that the lady with a worried look on her face was the daughter of the Lord who came to the Lin Mansion in a carriage a few days ago.
She hurriedly ordered her family to kill chickens and fish in preparation for dinner, and then told the group what had happened in the village today, which could be regarded as a subtle warning to the two ladies of the Lin Mansion.
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