"Where's our father? Isn't he tired of farming? I can't help him when I'm not at home."

"You're still worried about me at home, so I hired people to do a lot of work in the fields. But you, hurry up and eat more."

Jiang Yue looked out the window at the rows of green-tiled courtyards and clusters of slender green bamboos, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "How is life in the academy? I heard that Zhang Shide, who went south to kill the enemy, came from Honglin Academy?"

"Yes, I know. General Zhang is the uncle of my classmate Zhang Bao. We lived in the same dormitory and I heard him talk a lot about his uncle's deeds."

"Are the people in the academy easy to get along with?"

Jiang Ming nodded: "Although each of them has an unusual family background, they have never had any conflicts with me. The other two classmates who live with me, Lu Ye and Wei Han, don't get along."

"These two fought in class and outside of class. One time, they talked a little loudly in class, so the teacher asked them to go outside to listen. This was embarrassing enough, but Lu Ye took advantage of Wei Han listening attentively and pushed him hard. Wei Han was pushed back and fell in front of the teacher."

"Really, there are naughty students everywhere."

Jiang Ming continued, "That's right. Wei Han was so angry that his mouth was crooked. He picked up the teacher's inkstone and threw it out, splashing ink all over Lu Ye... I, your brother, was in trouble..."

Well, it's a lose-lose situation.

"Why, what do you have to do with this?"

Jiang Ming smiled and said, "I was sitting next to the door, and the ink from the inkstone splashed on me. Fortunately, Zhang Bao was sitting next to me and gathered the books on the table. My books were spared."

Jiang Yue said: "So my brother was talking about your classmate named Zhang Bao. It seems that his uncle is not bad, and he is also a good person."

"Well, Lord Zhai came here and said that I could make friends with this person in the academy."

Jiang Yue thought about it and asked, "Brother, what do you think?"

Jiang Ming said: "This man has a steady personality, is serious about studying, and has ideals and ambitions. I think he is good. What's important is his uncle's character. General Zhang is fighting the enemy in the south to defend the country."

Jiang Yue teased him deliberately: "So, you worship him."

Jiang Ming scratched his head: "I used to study to take the exam and bring honor to my family, but I asked Zhang Bao, and he said that he came to Honglin Academy to study for the country and the people."

"You are not in the same class. You are doing it for your family, and he is doing it for everyone. Your ideals and aspirations are not much different. If what Zhang Bao said is true, then he is one of the few good people."

When Jiang Yue returned home, she found the house full of joy. Aunt Cai brought out all the clothes and fabrics, and was talking excitedly with Mrs. Cai and Aunt Cai.

My God, she is making new clothes again.

"Hey, Yue'er is back? How is your brother doing in the academy?"

Three people came out of the house, surrounded her and asked her questions, the joy on their brows could not be suppressed.

You welcome me so much?

Jiang Yue said: "My brother is quite good, but he has a lot of schoolwork and the teacher often stays late during the lecture."

"Drag the class?" Jiang Lei was puzzled.

Jiang Yue smiled: "It means to delay the class. Can Mr. Cui delay the class?"

Jiang Lei smiled: "Sometimes. But I like to listen to Mr. Cui talk more."

"Me too."

After the New Year, Jiang Xue and Jiang Lei had been promoted to a higher class, and Mr. Cui started talking more.

"I heard from my brother that there is a thick pile of homework on his desk. This is the letter I just wrote to my family. I just sent it out and I got it from the post station when I came back."

Jiang Xuele happily took the letter from Jiang Yue and began to read the contents to her family.

The letter simply said that he was doing well and asked about his family.

After reading the letter, Jiang Xue said, "I really believe that Big Brother has a lot of homework, but you only wrote this little?"

"Ah, I'm glad to know your brother is okay. Studies are more important. Has Yue'er eaten?"

Cai put the needle and thread into the basket: "Are you hungry? Mother will make you some egg soup." Jiang Yue nodded: "I'm cooking some noodles in the egg drop soup."

She just likes the egg noodles cooked by Cai. I don't know how Cai cooks it, but the eggs can be made into big flowers, with thin noodles and chopped green onions sprinkled on them. It's so delicious to eat hot.

While eating, Jiang Yue listened to the three women discussing how to make a few dresses with some bright satin so that they could wear them to bring honor to their marriage.

Jiang Yue couldn't help but laugh and said, "Aunt is really anxious for her daughter-in-law. Did she convince Ge Lan's parents to marry her off during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Cai couldn't stop laughing. She took Jiang Yue's hand and said, "Oh my, little girl, why are you teasing your aunt too? But, Ge Lan is indeed a good girl, and I really like her. That's why I wanted to let her come home as soon as possible!" After that, there was another burst of hearty laughter.

Cai also smiled and agreed, "Yes, a girl, why are you so curious! The matchmaker just came to propose marriage, and there are still many things to do. But no matter what, your aunt and I have to make plans early. After all, this is your cousin's big wedding, we can't be careless."

Jiang Yue felt very warm in her heart as she watched Aunt Cai looking forward to the future with joy.

"Hey sister, did I forget to tell you?" Jiang Xue looked at Jiang Yue suddenly, her big eyes blinking, as if hiding many secrets.

"What? Could it be that someone came to our house and made trouble while I was away?"

Jiang Xue burst out laughing. She shook her head gently and said, "Sister, you are really good at predicting things! But this time it wasn't someone who came to cause trouble, but Uncle Cai's family came. However, they didn't succeed and were driven away by Aunt Cai and Grandpa."

Hearing this, Jiang Yue couldn't help but raise her head and look in the direction of Grandpa Cai. She thought to herself: It seems that the old man is really determined to no longer recognize this son...

Cai tried to smooth things over and said, "Oh, why are you talking about this? Let's talk about your cousin's marriage. Sister, is there anything else you can help me with?"

Aunt Cai also laughed after hearing this and replied, "Actually, it's not necessary. But when Fubao gets married, we have to let Xue'er and Leizi go over to press the bed for him."

"That's definitely no problem. We'll go to my cousin's wedding, too."

"You silly child! When your cousin got married, the boy who pressed the bed should have been from the man's side."

"Then I'll prepare some gifts for my cousin to add to her makeup."

"Oh, the wedding day is still a long way off. Ying'er and mother, please help me think about what I should wear when I go to the Ge family tomorrow. I can't look too shabby, but I can't let others think I'm showing off. What if I make them unhappy and they refuse to marry their daughter to me?"

After hearing this, Cai couldn't help but cover her mouth and laughed: "Look at you, don't look for your son-in-law as soon as you get to someone else's house."

Others also laughed and agreed, thinking that this is exactly the case. Aunt Cai is marrying off her daughter and marrying off her son's daughter-in-law. It's a double happiness, so don't get too excited.

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