Bracelet space through the past and present? Take it

Seeing that what his father said was true, Zhou Chi was forced to think.

Going to northern Xinjiang?

Or stay in the academy?

Zhou Lingling also noticed that her elder brother had returned, and ran over with a look of surprise on her face.

"Brother, you are back!"

Zhou Chi also smiled.

"Well, I'm back."

He looked at the small bundle in his sister's hand and said, "Are you done? Big brother has something to tell you."

Zhou Lingling knew what was going on as soon as her mind turned.

"Okay, big brother, let's go over there and talk."

Zhou Lingling pointed to the stone table in the corner of the yard. Now her aunt and others were helping to clean up things in each room, and the place was in a mess.

Zhou Chi nodded, took the small bag from his sister's hand and walked over.

Zhou Lingling smiled and followed.

The brother and sister looked at each other for a moment, and finally Zhou Chi asked:

"Mr. Xiao, it's the Ninth Prince from Northern Frontier, right?"

Zhou Lingling widened her eyes.

"Brother, you..." How did you know?

Zhou Chi smiled slightly: "That's not hard to guess."

He is from the northern border, his surname is Xiao, he is the ninth child in the family, and there are so many people in the military who obey his orders.

In the past, he was just a country boy who was lucky enough to learn a few words from Mr. Wu. But in the past few months at Mingzhao Academy, where the teacher talked to them about poetry, history, and current affairs, Zhou Chi felt that he had truly taken the first step towards the imperial examination, and he couldn't help but laugh at his own previous frivolity.

The longer Zhou Chi stayed in the academy, the more humble and reserved he became.

But Zhou Lingling thinks her elder brother is a true genius.

"Brother, you're right. I went to Northern Xinjiang this time with the intention of helping him, but I didn't expect that my parents..."

Having said that, Zhou Lingling held her forehead and sighed helplessly.

"Brother, blame me if you want to. Mom and Dad are also worried about me. We didn't mean to keep you here."

My eldest brother will take the examination for the status of a student in three months, so it would definitely be better for him to stay in the academy. Zhou Lingling made the decision for her brother without thinking.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Chi laughed out loud after hearing what she said.

"Who said I should stay here?"

Zhou Lingling: “Huh?”

Zhou Chi said seriously: "Didn't you say that our family must be neat and tidy."

"So naturally, wherever you are, I'll be there too, or do you really want to leave me here all alone?"

Zhou Lingling kept shaking her head.

"How could that be? You're going to take the exam next February..."

After all, Zhou Lingling was not sure when she would return to Yunshui, maybe half a year, maybe a year, or maybe even longer.

She wanted her elder brother to go with them, after all, reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles would be his wealth in the future, but she was also afraid that it would delay the county examination the following year.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Chi himself didn't care at all.

"It's just a small exam. We can take it every year. Why do we have to wait until next February?"

"When the time is right, it might be a good idea to do it all at once."

The reason why I was so eager to take the Tongshi exam was because I wanted to bring honor to my family and improve their status so that they would not be trampled upon by others.

But later on, it was gradually no longer needed, and if they were going to the northern border, what use would a student be?

Zhou Chi didn't relax, he just knew more clearly what he wanted.

What Zhou Lingling could think of, he could naturally think of as well.

Traveling from south to north, not only could he be with his family, but he could also experience the customs and culture of most of the Yuan Dynasty, which he could never see in books.

After reading it on paper, I feel it is shallow, but I know that this matter must be carried out in detail.

Zhou Lingling naturally respected her elder brother's opinion.

Without saying a word, he returned to the academy with the gifts before it got dark.

The gatekeeper saw Zhou Chi, who had just asked for leave in the afternoon, come back so soon, and brought a little girl with him.

The little girl waved at him and smiled brightly.

"Hi! Brother, do you remember me?"

Little boy: “…” I didn’t remember it before, but now I remember it.

Isn’t this the little girl who even dared to tease the headmaster?

"Miss Zhou, our academy doesn't allow outsiders to enter or bring in food. Why are you here?"

The little child saw her carrying so many bags and thought she was here to take her brother to school again.

Ugh!

How come he doesn’t have a sister like this!

But then I heard Zhou Lingling say, "Ah? So, I'm here to see your headmaster. Could you please inform him?"

As he spoke, Zhou Lingling took out a small and exquisite box from the bag he was carrying.

"We make it at home, come and try it."

The little boy quickly waved his hands to refuse, and Zhou Lingling stuffed the child directly into his arms.

The box wasn't big, so Zhou Lingling stuffed the things in and then stepped back a long way.

The little boy held the box at a loss and could only look at Zhou Chi.

The latter said: "It's not something valuable, so it doesn't count as a gift."

The boy accepted it hesitantly. He looked at Zhou Lingling and said, "Come in, and wait for me here. I'll go to the headmaster's courtyard and ask."

After saying that, the little boy turned around and ran inside, holding the box.

Zhou Lingling watched him walk away and praised him, "What a simple child..."

Zhou Chi looked at his sister with amusement when he heard that.

"You're just a kid yourself, and yet you act like an old man."

Zhou Lingling snorted twice. She was not a child!

After a while

The little boy ran out from inside, his eyes full of joy.

Zhou Lingling knew that it must be done.

Sure enough, the little boy was still a few steps away when he shouted at the top of his voice, "The headmaster is free, come with me quickly."

The brother and sister followed him and came to the familiar yard again.

The old headmaster was still sitting leisurely in the yard, but this time he was sitting in a different place, by the pond in the corner of the yard.

There was a wooden basin at his feet and a fishing rod in his hand.

Fishing guy?

Zhou Lingling raised her eyebrows.

The old headmaster sat there with his eyes closed. The little boy brought the two people in as usual, secretly winked at the brother and sister, and then retreated to the gate of the courtyard to wait.

Zhou Lingling looked at her elder brother.

Zhou Chi shook his head.

Well, wait...

Zhou Lingling stood there, looking around the yard bored.

There are mountains, water, flowers and trees, and the small courtyard has everything.

In the future, she also wants to live in her own yard and feed a pond of fish.

Steamed, braised, pan-fried...

"sucking"

I can’t think about it anymore, my mouth will start watering if I do.

But her "slurp" sound made Old Man Liu, who had his eyes closed, open his eyes.

"At such a young age, he has no self-control at all. He scared away all my fish!"

The old man said with some displeasure.

Zhou Lingling never liked to pamper others, so she immediately walked closer.

She bent down and looked again and again in the empty wooden basin.

Old Master Liu was stunned by her action: "Girl, what are you looking at?"

Zhou Lingling: "Oh, let me see where your fish is, old man! Where can you find fish that are so resistant to fear?"

Mr. Liu, who had been fishing for a long time but didn't catch a single fish, said: "..."

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