Xu Yu listened to the conversation of his grandparents, remembering the garden in his heart, but he didn't dare to leave.

After sitting sullenly for a long time, glancing at his younger brother who seemed to be full of confidence, Xu Yu pursed his lips slightly, and said in his heart that his grandfather wanted to change the powerful and wealthy family to a thousand-year-old scholarly family, don't you know? Ordinary local wang clans force the children of the clan to study hard since childhood, but it is just to seek that there are talents from generation to generation to become officials, so as to continue the lintel of the big clan and continue to give future generations a worry-free reading environment, and the cycle repeats.

Although the imperial examination is the only way to highlight the family's reputation, it really makes the family praised by the world, and it depends on whether there are articles and classics that have been passed down for centuries, and whether a certain generation can leave important footprints in terms of culture, or go down in history.

Therefore, Xu Yu knows very well that even if the Xu family can be admitted to the examination for several generations in succession, such as showing talents, lifting people, and entering scholars, and officials are all over the court, it is far from enough to become a cultural family respected by the world, because it is unlikely that the men of the Xu family will appear to be real celebrities, talents, everyone, grandmasters, masters, and poets.

This seems to be confirmed, at least not in Xu Yu's generation, because he doesn't want to waste his time on being an official, so it is better to concentrate on music at home.

Xu Yu's mind is not without purpose, China has been known as the "country of ritual music" since ancient times, and music played a very important role and status in the cultivation of personality, cultural life and etiquette before the Han Dynasty. Confucius once proposed that "prosperity in poetry, standing in ceremony, and success in music".

Music and "poetry" in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are inseparable, and literature is music.

By the Han Dynasty, music began to be despised, and ink painting and calligraphy were admired by the literati and doctors, and musicians had little political status at that time.

In the Han Dynasty, if you want to become a qualified literati, you must be proficient in "qin, chess, calligraphy and painting", in which the qin is often limited to self-appreciation, which cannot represent the development of music, and the guqin is also the only musical instrument with a high status at that time.

After the Han Dynasty, a large number of literati pianists appeared, such as Ji Kang and Ruan Ji, who left immortal scores, such as the famous "Guangling San".

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the political power was unified, the economy was prosperous, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and music gradually prospered as a culture loved by the whole people, especially Tang poetry, which is a unique in the history of Chinese literature.

At that time, poets would compose their poems into music for wide circulation, which was an important way to measure the quality of their poetry.

In the Song and Yuan dynasties, as we all know, the large-scale emergence of opera began to be deeply loved by people. Peugeot is the emergence of northern opera and southern opera, which has extended countless local opera arts, and later developed into opera music in the form of qupai. Such as Guan Hanqing's "Dou E's Injustice" and Wang Shifu's "The Story of the West Chamber".

By the Ming Dynasty, opera had become a major art form that could stand side by side with poetry and poetry. Needless to say, there is now the embryonic capitalist economy, and everywhere you go, you can hear all kinds of music.

Even in history, folk songs have reached the popular Cheng dù of "regardless of men and women" and "everyone learns it", and it can be said that music is no less than a cultural achievement of poetry in Shilin, and countless literati are intoxicated by it.

Most of the literary masters of the Ming Dynasty must also be musicians.

For example, Shen Jing, the literary leader of the Wujiang faction, is a member of the Shen clan of the Jiangnan Wang clan, a great opera artist of the Ming Dynasty, and a grandmaster in the music industry. There is also Linchuan Tang's opera and writer Tang Xianzu.

Therefore, Xu Yu's idea is realistic, if he can create a few outstanding songs, or dramatic novels, it can raise the status of the Xu people in Shilin. Of course, its difficulty is much more difficult than that of the Jinshi exam, and factors such as diligence and talent are indispensable.

This idea has always been hidden in Xu Yu's heart, deeply influenced by his mother, and has never been said to anyone. At this moment, in the face of the high hopes placed on him by his grandparents, he can't help but have a kind of resistance that is different and does not conspire with each other.

Xu Qingtang saw that his grandson was absent-minded, and said angrily: "Look at him, he only knows that he is mixed in the fat powder pile all day long, and he can't make it."

Xiao Shi comforted: "I haven't taken the test, how do you know that Yu'er is not successful?" Playing with the girls at home is better than going to the Qinhuai River to find flowers and have fun. ”

After listening to his grandmother's words, Xu Yu took the opportunity to say, "Then the child should go back to study."

"Okay, it's too late to know at this time." Xu Qingtang shook his head, "I bought a good mandarin fish today, and it was steamed in the kitchen, so you two can eat here with me." ”

"Yes!" Xu Yu said helplessly.

At that moment, Xu Qingtang told the two of them about the rules in the examination room, and instructed: "Do a good job, don't rush out, after the exam, it will be the government exam, and there will be the college exam after the house exam, in short, the old man can't come back when the old man comes back, you two can't come back, you both live in the apartment."

Xu Yu was stunned for a moment, Xu Xuan was also surprised, the brothers looked at their grandfather at the same time and asked, "Do you want to live outside all the time?"

"yes!" Xu Qingtang touched his beard, "Only by living outside can you calm your mind and not be disturbed." Let's talk about it first, if you don't do well in the exam, then you will live there until the spring of next year. ”

"Oh." Xu Xuan opened his mouth and didn't say anything more.

Xu Yu secretly complained, his grandfather had a good plan to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle, and he was going to be fooled, but now it seems that he will not succeed if he does not do well in the exam.

The sky outside gradually darkened, and at the same time, Mu Ang returned to the upper room, and Du Qianqian told the day's events and asked, "She is your person now, I have to ask you first, what should I do?" Don't say I can't tolerate her. ”

Mu Ang frowned and listened, without saying a word, and walked out and went straight to Hongwen's courtyard, not wanting the door to be sealed, so he had to go around.

Seeing Hongwen, who was sulking, she opened her mouth and said, "Why are you so rude? Even his wife dares to contradict it? Who would dare to disobey her up and down the family? I tell you, if she really gets angry this time and pushes you out, I will only not stop you. If you argue with others, it's okay to say, how can you be cruel to your wife? It's really a fly on the head of a tiger. ”

Hongwen was startled, how could she not know that if Mrs. really wanted to say that she would be expelled, it would be useless to persuade anyone except Mrs. Tai. In addition, I heard that my wife ordered someone to close the ear door, so it was obvious that she was really angry and did not allow herself to go over again.

What if tomorrow's wife turns her face and tells her to pack up and leave?

At this point, Hongwen regretted it, and couldn't help but be afraid, and had the heart to go over to be careful, but the problem was that there was no one to persuade her, how could she go out with a dull face?

Hongwen is a face-saving person with strong self-esteem, and in front of Mu Ang, she doesn't want to show a regretful and afraid expression, for fear of being looked down upon by men.

Under the effect of such a complicated mood, Hongwen couldn't help but say: "I was angry in public, and I was humiliated by my wife, and I had no place to cry out for grievances." I didn't expect that even you didn't ask who was right and wrong, and they also complained about me according to their words. ”

As she spoke, her eyes turned red, and Hongwen choked up: "I know that there is no one to pity in this mansion, and there is no way to get ahead, the left and right are a plaything that can be bullied, it is better to die clean." I'm fighting to die, and I'm going to call a litter of people to bear it. ”

She threw herself on the bed, beating the brocade quilt and crying loudly, crying so much that the pear blossoms brought rain, which was earth-shattering.

Sure enough, Mu Ang's heart immediately softened, and he hurriedly walked over and hugged her and said, "I'm just saying it, and I also have good intentions to persuade you, it's a small matter whether you listen or not, and you can't be so angry." Okay, okay, don't cry, if your wife hears it, you will have something to say tomorrow morning. ”

Seeing that his plan succeeded, the old man stopped complaining, and Hongwen took advantage of the situation to sobbing and sobbing to accept her voice. After all, as long as the old man loves him, the wife will be worried, and she has not committed a big rebellious mistake.

After eating at Xu's house, Xu Yu chatted with his grandparents, seeing that the hour was not early, he got up and said, "I read a raw article this morning, but I didn't memorize it, and the child wants to go back and read it again."

Xu Qingtang said: "Don't read it, read it tomorrow." Then you two go back and rest, and you don't have to say hello to your parents. ”

When the brothers came out, they didn't have anything to say to each other, Xu Xuan said good night to the second brother, and left with someone.

Xu Yu slowly returned to the garden alone, sighed and walked forward, everyone seemed to be ready to rest, and there was not even a shadow of a person on the road. Yesterday, there were still piles of people laughing outside, which shows that the words were passed down from above, and no one was allowed to mess around with them.

For Xu Yu, who has been herding sheep for nearly two years, this situation is really unaccustomed, he is embarrassed to harass her in the past, so he has to return to the depths of the green cloud listlessly, and sure enough, the Mu sisters have already left.

When I entered the yard, I saw that there were no lights, and I asked, "Why don't you hang the lights?" Then he asked, "Have you eaten?"

Qingyan, who was waiting for him, said: "In the dead of night, lighting the lamp will make people think that we haven't slept." We've already eaten, are you hungry?"

"Not hungry." Xu Yu stretched out his arms, asked Qingyan to unbutton his buttons, and said, "How about we ask for some wine and food?" Eat wine and admire the moon in the courtyard. ”

"How?" Qingyan refused without thinking about it.

Xuan Yan and others also came out one after another, and Bixiao said: "It's late at night, everyone is going to sleep, you can rest too."

"It's not tomorrow's exam, what are you afraid of?" Xu Yu lost his temper.

As a result, several maids stepped forward and couldn't help but say, grabbed his arm, pushed his waist and walked to the bathroom. Xuan Yan said: "After washing, go to sleep quickly, sleep!" Whoever dares to talk nonsense tonight will be punished for kneeling for the night. ”

"You guys." Xu Yu was pushed into the bathroom, and there was no way.

As soon as they turned, they all walked out and closed the door. As they get older and get married in the coming year, everyone obviously has scruples about their every move, even if they are as close as clear smoke, they are far away, for fear of being talked about about something unclear.

Xu Yu took off his clothes one by one, jumped into the pool naked, swam back and forth in the water, poked his head out to wipe the drops on his face, and wanted to shout loudly to someone to come in and wipe his back and chat.

But when he thought of how far away they had been like a ghost recently, Xu Yu sighed helplessly.

As the saying goes, there must be gains and losses, and the price of marrying four sisters at the same time is that the maids who have a bit of a bottom line and IQ are unwilling to squeeze in anymore, and it is fun to be a little five whose status is very different from the first four ladies?

Xu Yu, who was bored, hurriedly finished taking a shower, brushed his teeth, and changed into a small coat and came out. The quilt has already been tidied up, and the big guys are busy with their own things.

Qingyan came over to dry his hair, Xu Yu didn't say anything, and let her push herself to bed. The smoke put down the gauze tent, and the second daughter checked the mosquito coils and other details, and walked out.

Suddenly, he said, "He hasn't drunk tea yet, I'll go and bring the teapot in."

"I'll do it." Qingyan said.

Soon Qingyan sent the teapot in, poured a small cup, and served Xu Yu to drink, she said: "I know you are not happy in your heart, but who dares at this pass?" Good second master, you are considerate and considerate of us, go to sleep quickly, and the housekeeper's mother will come in to check the room in a while. ”

Xu Yu opened his eyes and said, "I know that you have all changed, and you plan to go away and fly away, and you don't want to pay attention to me." When you're gone, I'll be left to fend for myself, and I'll never wake up." ”

Qingyan smiled and said: "There is no feast in the world. Why do we want to leave? However, people will grow up and start a family. After you become a parent, there will be a lady here, and even a few familiar young ladies are very different from each other. At that time, since you have a new person around you to take care of, then we have to find a home, we can't be a big guy guarding you for the rest of your life, right?"

Xu Yu didn't speak, knowing very well that what Qingyan said was right, he was making trouble unreasonably, but he was in a bad mood.

"Sleep." Qingyan smiled reluctantly in a melancholy mood and left gently.

Early the next morning, Mu Ang didn't alarm Hongwen, walked into Aunt Shen's room, and asked her to speak in front of his wife on his behalf, so as not to get deeper and deeper into each other's hearts.

Aunt Shen smiled: "The master asked me to be a peacemaker? Naturally, but you have to explain first, is it bad to blame the wife? Or is it bad to blame Sister Hongwen?"

Mu Ang said funny: "I came to beg you seriously, but you took the opportunity to embarrass people." If I want to say that no one is bad, blame you for not being good, and yesterday I didn't persuade from it, and I reaped the benefits of the fisherman. ”

"Phew!" Aunt Shen was unhappy, "Should you say this?" I have no conscience! If I hadn't persuaded my wife yesterday, I was afraid that your beloved Mrs. Ru would have been even more boring, and I would have touched my wife's nail. ”

Aunt Shen is very good at taking care of proportions, complained a sentence, and continued: "Speaking of which, one is because it was caused by my charming slave, and I can't escape the blame; secondly, because we are sisters now, even if people treat me badly, I have to take care of my feelings as a sister; The third sister is the beauty you like, and if you are wronged, you don't say it, I know you feel pain in your heart, so I have a considerate mind, and look at your face, I can't help but persuade you. ”

"That's a good thing to say." Mu Ang nodded and smiled.

Aunt Shen changed her words again, and chuckled: "I thought about it last night, I will go to persuade my sister first, and then go to my wife's side to apologize." Who knew you would blame me when you came? Hmph, I'm kind of a waste of heart, just be a bad guy and don't interfere with the gossip between them; Or simply provoke your wife to find her shortcomings, anyway, you will only blame her. Why, can you help me?"

Looking at Shen's amorous and provocative gaze, Mu Ang laughed and said, "Cheng, Cheng, you are a good person, you are a real good person!" I won't say anything, but I beg you to persuade you.

Hehe! Have you ever seen something that hasn't been done yet, but you have taken credit for it first? If you can't persuade you, I'll really settle accounts with you, and we'll see you in the evening." ”

After saying that, he walked away with a smile all the way.

"See you in the evening?" Aunt Shen smiled with satisfaction. (To be continued......)