Chapter 1482 A Test

In the Zhou Marquis Mansion in the capital, Yuyi came out of the main courtyard and did not return to her own courtyard. She said to her personal maid, "Go call Mingling and tell him that I have something to ask him."

The girl knew it must be about Master Yu, so she didn't dare to delay and said, "Yes."

Today, the two younger children, Mingling and Mingfeng, did not go to the garden. The two boys started their elementary school lessons together. When Mingling heard his elder sister calling him, he thought it was a big deal and quickly stood up and signaled the maid to put a cloak on him.

When I got out of the house, I asked the girl, "What did you want to talk to me about?"

The girl said, "You will know when you go there."

A lot of money was spent on building Zhou Family Garden. There are many places with beautiful views, and it is not cold in winter because some places are equipped with glass.

Yuyi was waiting for her brother in the small pavilion. When she saw her brother, she pointed at the warm tea and said, "Have a cup of tea to warm yourself up."

Ming Ling didn't feel cold, "Sister, what do you want from me?"

Yuyi motioned the maids around her to go downstairs and told them that she wanted to test Yu Yueyang.

Ming Ling felt upset. Did the Yu family arrange a marriage for her sister? She puffed up her face and said nothing.

Yuyi pinched her brother's face with a smile, "Sister will give you a task, go and test him yourself."

Ming Ling smiled and said, "Well, I will definitely test him well."

Yuyi sat in the small pavilion, "Then sister will wait for you here."

After thinking it over, she secretly decided that Mr. Yu was not suitable and that her younger brother would be the most suitable person to take the test. Children have clear eyes and minds, and children's feelings are the most intuitive.

Ming Ling rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah."

In Tujia Village, Changli took his son to find the boy's home. There were four thatched houses. The yard was very clean and a hen could be seen.

Chang Li's eyes fell on the pile of firewood and he understood, "This family has a clan to rely on."

Minghui thought the same thing. The two stood there for a long time. The boy they had just met came out and asked in a very reserved tone, "What are you doing here, Master and Young Master?"

Changli, "I just saw you selling firewood and wanted to see whose child is so sensible, so I followed you to see."

The boy looked relaxed. "I am from the Wang family. We have strict family rules and our children are very sensible."

Chang Li nodded. He had seen it this morning. The Wang family was good. When he heard the child's admiration and trust for his own family, he smiled and said, "The Wang family's family rules are indeed good."

The boy was delighted to hear this, but then he realized that it was rude to let the guests stand outside the door, so he hurriedly said, "Master and young master, please come in. Although we don't have much in our house, we still have enough hot water. Please come in and have a cup of hot water to warm your bodies."

Changli was surprised. This child was quite brave. He took his son into the yard and said, "Sorry for disturbing you."

In the subsequent conversation, it was mentioned that the child's father died in the war, and his mother remarried. The clan helped to keep the relief money. He received 200 coins from the clan every month until the relief money was used up. This was the same for the three orphans of the Wang family. Even if their mothers did not remarry, the clan still kept the money.

Because of the clan's intervention, the child's immediate family members dared not think about the money. Once discovered, they would be expelled from the clan. Now that food is scarce, experienced elders know that life is difficult and it is hard to survive without the clan's protection.

The boy is very talkative. He insists on carrying firewood to exchange for food every day. He is a determined and successful person. There are two other children in his family. One is a twelve-year-old brother who goes to the clan school at dawn. The youngest is a sister who is five years old this year.

Ming Hui listened with great interest, and then asked, "Isn't that the orphan of the Wang family?"

The boy's face was depressed. "Our clan can't do anything about it. The eldest grandfather is the right one. He did try to do something about it, but every time he did, their life became even worse."

Chang Li asked, "Are they miserable?"

The boy nodded. "There were two other families in our village who died in the battle like my father. The aunt of one family hanged herself that night, leaving the child to suffer. The aunt of another family remarried with the child, but she didn't protect the child and was bullied all the time."

Chang Li thought that the Wang family was a minority with strict family rules, and the situation of other children was almost the same.

Changli took his son away. Minghui did not leave any money, but only some dried meat in his purse. The little boy saw that the dried meat was terribly hot and thanked him enthusiastically.

After hearing the news, he wanted to see it with his own eyes. People with other surnames all lived on the outskirts of the village. Two families were famous because of their children and relief money. Only a child from the family surnamed Mi was seen. The mother of the family had remarried and the child wore a straw jacket. The child's shoes were torn and there were many frostbite cuts on his feet. The child of the other family, the Tong family, was not seen. Chang Li was a little anxious. He did not want to delay in Tujia Village. He wanted to visit all the nearby villages as soon as possible, and then have the county magistrate take charge of these children. He could send the children to Beijing after receiving a reply from the capital. He was afraid that if he delayed any longer, some of the children would not be able to hold on.

Chang Li was in a heavy mood and whispered to his son, "If it weren't for your grandfather's suggestion, these children would have been faced with a food shortage and very few would have survived."

Minghui opened his mouth. He finally understood what his grandmother meant by reincarnation. "Dad, they will be taken over by the imperial court in the future. They will have enough food and warm clothes."

Chang Lian touched his son's head and said, "Yeah."

In the capital, Yu Yueyang was a little confused, and then he realized that he had made an oolong, his face turned red.

Ming Ling was even more confused. He was still thinking about how to test Master Yu, but before he could come up with a solution, he ran into Master Yu who was coming back from the toilet. He was leaning against the railing, lost in thought, and then someone called out to him. He was so frightened that he lost his balance and hit his head on the railing.

Yu Yueyang was at a loss and said, "I saw that the place where the young master was standing was dangerous, so I told him, but I didn't expect to scare him."

Yuyi was shocked when she heard the news. She rushed over and saw that her brother's forehead was red. Her eyes instantly turned red. "It's my fault."

Yu Yueyang cried out, and then he saw Zhou Si's eyes were red, as if she could cry at any time, and he panicked even more, "No, no, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have shouted, I should have walked over, and I wouldn't have scared the young master."

Yu Yi understood calmly that her brother did not do it on purpose, but was just frightened. Seeing Yu Yueyang's eyes filled with confusion, she felt that he was going to offend her brother to death before even testing him.

Yu Yueyang's face was red as blood. He was already feeling uncomfortable, and now he was so upset when he saw Zhou Si, he was a little tongue-tied, "I, I didn't mean it."

Mingrui squinted his eyes. He felt something was wrong. Then he heard Mingling laugh.

Ming Ling did laugh, so he kowtowed, and saw that his forehead was a little red. Actually, it was nothing. It was Master Yu who was alarmed and thought that he was seriously injured. This man was really interesting. "I'm fine, nothing at all. It's my fault that I didn't stand firmly. It's not Master Yu's fault."

Yu Yueyang felt that the young master of the Zhou family was a really good person, and grinned, "It was also my recklessness."

Ming Ling walked forward and asked, "Mr. Yu's dimples are really big, can I touch them?"

Yuyi felt embarrassed, "Well, Mr. Yu, don't worry about what my brother says."

After saying that, he glared at his brother.

Yu Yueyang didn't shy away from his dimples. He thought they were a blessing and said with a smile, "Okay."

As he said that, he squatted down. Ming Ling was a little dumbfounded that he actually let him touch her. Then he raised his hand and touched her without any hesitation.

Yuyi looked at her brother's hand. Not only did he touch it, he also pressed the dimple with one finger and hooked his own finger, thinking in her heart that Master Yu was stupid.

Ming Ling took his hand back and said politely, "Ming Ling, I'm sorry. I would also like to thank you for your kindness just now."

Yu Yueyang stood up and returned the greeting, "You are too polite, young master."

Mingrui's smile faded. He used to like everything about Master Yu, but now his eyes were full of criticism. "Let's go back too. Everyone is waiting for us."

Yu Yueyang said hello, took two steps and couldn't help looking back. Unexpectedly, Zhou Si was looking at him. Her face turned red again, and she turned her head quickly and never dared to look back again.

Yuyi touched her face, "Am I scary?"

Ming Ling smiled, "Sister, Master Yu is shy."

Yuyi chuckled, raised her head and touched her brother's forehead, "Does it really not hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt, my skin is just tender."

Yuyi held her brother's hand and asked, "What do you think of him?"

"It's easy to bully."

Mr. Yu must be afraid of his sister.

Yuyi didn't say anything, Mingling asked, "Sister, is it him?"

Yuyi narrowed her eyes and said, "Guess."

Ming Ling, "That should be it. If my sister was not satisfied, she would not ask me what I think of Mr. Yu."

Alas, he doesn’t know many words, and he wants to write a letter to his parents.

In the imperial palace, Zhou Shuren ignored the Second Prince's gaze with a calm face. Tsk tsk, he didn't feel guilty at all. It had nothing to do with him that the Emperor gave the princes more homework.

The Second Prince regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. Yesterday, he not only met the Third Uncle, but also the Second Uncle. Zhang Jinghong followed him, which made him look particularly immature. He was so devastated that he had to do more homework today!

The prince smiled. His second younger brother had grown up, but still had less schoolwork. As the eldest brother, he was worried sick about his younger brothers’ studies!

The emperor seemed not to notice his second son's abnormality and asked Zhou Shuren, "Marquis Zhou is very good at educating children. Is the homework I added insufficient?"

Zhou Shuren felt the gazes of several princes, fearing that he would say something terrible. "I think so."

Oops, he paused on purpose. This was a very bad idea. Facing the nervous expressions of several princes, he smiled and said, "I think it's OK."

In Tujia Village, Changli and Minghui had just walked back to Li Zheng's house. There was a little girl next to Li Zheng. The little girl's face was bruised and purple, and there was blood on her forehead. Li Zheng said angrily, "Let's go back. I'll go back with you."

The little girl burst into tears, "My brother is dying. I feel so hot all over. I'm locked in the woodshed. Woo woo."

Chang Li asked, "What is this?"

Li Zheng didn't want to say it, this is the face of the village. If we had known earlier, we should not have accepted these outsiders to settle down.

Li Zheng left without saying a word. Ming Hui whispered, "Dad, let's go check it out."

Changli had a bad feeling in his heart, "Okay."