Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 56 A slight lovesickness

In the blink of an eye, it was Chinese Valentine's Day again, and Jia Qiong officially turned 13 years old. According to ancient calculations, she was already fourteen.

In the homes of ordinary people, he has reached the age where he can get married and is considered an adult laborer.

Jia Qiong also happened to receive a letter from Jinling on this day.

This was a guy from Wenhua Zhai in Hangzhou City, who had specially sent it to the academy at noon that day.

The signature on the envelope was Wang Yi, but Jia Qiong could tell at a glance that it was Wang Yuyan's handwriting.

There are no words of resentment in the letter, only a touch of care and a little emotion.

Along with the letter came a simple and elegant sachet, which contained a peace charm and a small order, which were Wang Yuyan's birthday gifts to him.

It was only when Jia Qiong received the letter that she suddenly remembered that she had not seen Wang Yuyan for more than a year.

When he first arrived in Wutong Town, he asked someone to send a letter to the Wang family to report that they were safe.

In feudal society, except for relatives, men and women who were not related by blood could not exchange letters.

Even if the two were engaged, they still had to avoid taboos, so Wang Yuyan wrote to him under the guise of Wang Yi.

After reading the letter, Jia Qiong's longing suddenly magnified a thousand times.

Red lotus root fragrant and residual jade in autumn.

Loosen Luo Chang lightly and board the Lanzhou alone.

Whoever sends the brocade book in the cloud, when the wild goose returns, the moon is full of the west building.

The flowers flow by themselves.

A kind of lovesickness, two sorrows.

This situation can be eliminated, only to brow, but to the heart.

Under the moonlight of Chinese Valentine's Day, Jia Qiong wrote Li Qingzhao's poem "One Cut Plum Blossom" to express his longing for him from afar.

A few days later, it was a holiday for the academy. Jia Qiong packed up three letters to Wang Mu, Wang Hun and "Wang Yi" respectively, as well as a thick stack of manuscripts of "The Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon", and downloaded them early in the morning. Mountain.

When I got home, I happened to catch up with my aunt and cousin having breakfast.

Shen Biyun asked strangely: "Qiusheng, why did you come back so early today? Have you eaten?"

Jia Qiong replied: "Auntie, I haven't eaten yet. I'm going to Hangzhou today.

I have written a new book and plan to send the manuscript and several letters to the Wang family to Wenhuazhai today. "

Xu Weirui's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said to Jia Qiong: "Second brother, please take me with you. I haven't gone out to play in a long time."

Jia Qiong smiled and said: "Hangzhou is more than 20 miles away from here, and it takes half a day by carriage.

Even though I took you there, you didn’t have much time to play. "

Xu Weirui begged: "I can ride a horse, I have learned it from Uncle Tian.

It just so happens that I haven't traveled far on horseback yet, so I can practice it today. "

Jia Qiong smiled and said, "Okay then, I will take you to the West Lake for a walk today."

Xu Weirui said happily: "Great, I'll go change clothes.

By the way, I also want to write a letter to sister Yuyan. Please wait for me. "

After saying that, she threw down her chopsticks and went back to her room happily.

Shen Biyun sighed and said: "How old is this girl, and you still spoil her like this?

If she is used to being a wild girl, how can she find a husband for her in the future? "

Jia Qiong smiled and said: "It's okay, Wei Rui is very sensible.

Besides, will my sister Jia Qiong still worry about getting married? "

Shen Biyun rolled her eyes at him angrily and said, "Okay, then your sister's marriage will be left to you. You can find her in-laws. It will save me some trouble."

Jia Qiong patted her chest and said, "No problem, I'll cover it.

No matter what, I have to find a beauty scout for Wei Rui. "

Xu Weirui put on men's clothes, like a handsome little book boy, and rode to Hangzhou City with Jia Qiong and Ping An.Ping An is the boy in the family of three that Shen Biyun first bought. He is eleven this year, and now he will start learning to be Jia Qiong's follower.

Now Shen Biyun has made the decision to let Tian Li and Chunmei form a family, and the two children have also changed their names, one is called Ping'an and the other is called Jixiang.

The three of them came to Hangzhou City and found Wenhua Zhai on Wulin Street. They handed the manuscript and letter to the shopkeeper and asked him to send someone to Jinling.

Then Jia Qiong took Xu Weirui and Ping An for a leisurely stroll and visited the beautiful scenery of West Lake.

Hangzhou is a prosperous and prosperous city with a large population. It is one of the largest cities in the south of the Yangtze River. West Lake is a well-known scenic spot.

One mountain, two towers, three islands, three embankments, and five lakes.

The scenic beauty of West Lake has always been favored by literati and poets.

Bai Juyi said that he "loved the east side of the lake the most, the white sand embankment in the shade of green poplars".

Su Shi praised the West Lake: "It is beautiful when the water is shining and clear, but the mountains are also strange when they are empty and covered with rain."

Liu Yong once said, "The lakes overlap Qingjia, there are osmanthus seeds in three autumns, and lotus flowers ten miles away."

Now is the season when lotus flowers are in full bloom in the West Lake. "The lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are uniquely red." The scenery is very magnificent.

But the weather in July is too hot, making it difficult to enjoy the tour.

Jia Qiong and the other two visited Su Causeway and Bai Causeway. After seeing the Broken Bridge, they were very thirsty and wanted to find a restaurant to rest and pay homage to the Five Internal Organs Temple.

It happened that the famous Yongjin Tower in Hangzhou was not far away, so the three of them came here because of its fame.

Yongjin Building was once an official restaurant in the Southern Song Dynasty, where the deer roaring banquet was held, so it was also called Zhuangyuan Building.

During the heyday of the Song Dynasty, Yongjin Tower and Fengle Tower, another restaurant in Hangzhou, were both famous buildings in the world.

The book records that Yongjin Tower was very large at that time, with more than [-] private rooms and over a thousand service personnel.

Later, Yongjinlou was destroyed by the war. After reconstruction, it was not as big as before, but it was still one of the best restaurants in Hangzhou.

Jia Qiong and Xu Weirui found a seat by the window, enjoying the scenery of the West Lake while tasting delicious food, and also listened to a commentary performance in the building. They returned home happily.

At this time, in Yangzhou City, five hundred miles away from Hangzhou, Lin Ruhai received a letter from Chang'an.

Now that Lin Daiyu has passed her three-year filial piety period, Jia Mu misses her daughter and thinks that Lin Daiyu lost her mother when she was young and has no one to support her and teach her, so she wants to take her and take care of her for a few years.

Lin Ruhai thought that he was busy with official duties and that he was not in good health, so he had no idea of ​​continuing the relationship.

Lin Daiyu is getting older, and it is true that no one can help teach her.

So he also thought about sending his daughter to Beijing and letting Jia Mu take care of her and teach her on his behalf.

However, Lin Daiyu grew up next to Lin Ruhai, and Lin Ruhai loved her even more after Jia Min died. How could she be willing to leave her father so easily.

Lin Ruhai could only persuade her hard, but by the time Lin Daiyu agreed, it was already after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, the results of this provincial examination will be out.

Zhejiang is a province of culture and education, and the number of candidates admitted to each provincial examination is about 100.

A total of 39 students from Wansong Academy participated in the Zhejiang Provincial Examination this time, and 21 of them passed.

The success rate is more than half, and the results are terrifying.

After the provincial examination, students who plan to take the national examination next year should leave for Beijing.

Generally, students who come to Beijing to take exams prefer to take the water route, which is slower but easier on the road.

It takes about four months to reach Chang'an by water from Hangzhou, so students must set out before September to prevent the cold weather from freezing the river and making it impossible to sail.

On August 22, amid the sincere blessings from many teachers and classmates.

Tao Dachun and other 31 students carried their bags down the mountain and once again embarked on the journey of imperial examination.

Including those who come to Beijing directly from other places to take the exam, Wansong Academy may have more than 40 people taking part in the exam this year.

The number has doubled compared to the previous one, which is definitely an unprecedented event.

As for how many Jinshi students can be admitted this year, the professors in the academy are generally very optimistic.

Because Jia Qiong shared some more scientific reading methods with his classmates, the overall level of the students in the academy has improved rapidly in the past six months, and is higher than in previous years.

(End of this chapter)