Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 181: Leave a line in life so that we can meet each other in the future

"He got first place in November as well. Didn't Xiaoyuan tell you?" Bai Yunhe looked at the buds. "Yunhai took a break in early November. As soon as he came back, he told me that Xiaoyuan got first place again. He was so angry that he didn't even eat dinner. Why, didn't Xiaoyuan tell you? Including the entrance exam, he got first place four times in a row. Why don't you give him a reward?"

Bai Yunhe was surprised. This little brother of mine got first place in the Imperial College entrance examination, and he went home to ask for gifts from everyone. He even extorted a small bow and arrow from me. I had agreed that if Jiu Yueyue got first place, I would give him a small curved sword, but I haven't given him this small curved sword for several months.

Hualei frowned. Xiaoyuan ranked first in the November exam again. Did he not listen to her? Or was he too obsessed with his studies? Did he not sleep well at night? Did he not exercise well? She remembered that when she came back from the Imperial Academy on holiday in early January, she had something to do at Baihua Manor, so she stayed there and did not meet Xiaoyuan, so she did not ask about this matter.

"What's with that expression on your face? Are you not happy that you got first place?" Bai Yunhe asked in confusion. "Xiaoyuan is so smart and you don't have to worry about him. He got first place, but not only did you not give him a reward, you even looked dissatisfied. What do you want to do?"

Hua Lei calmed herself down, filled out the last piece of information, put down the brush in her hand, sorted out a stack of papers, and carefully handed them to Master Shi. Then she turned around and sat down, speaking softly.

"I didn't meet Xiaoyuan earlier this month, so I didn't know that he got first place. I am of course happy that he got first place, but I don't want him to lose sight of other things just to keep this first place. He is still young, he needs to broaden his horizons and open his mind."

Bai Yunhe was a little stunned. How come there is still such a saying? When did working hard to get first place in the exam become short-sighted? From childhood to adulthood, which elder in the family didn't hope that their children could get first place in their studies? Thinking this in my heart, I asked out loud; "When did working hard to get first place in the exam become short-sighted? What kind of theory is this?"

Hua Lei looked outside and estimated that it would take some time before Uncle Fu and the others returned to the office. She then looked at Director Shi, who was reviewing his own documents, and lowered her voice and said, "Do you know about the dispute between Xiaoyuan and Yunhai? I heard that Xiaoyuan didn't even go out during breaks in order to keep his first place in the class, but Xiaoyuan's archery is far inferior to Yunhai's, so both of them wanted to get the first place and worked hard. After the lights were turned off at night, both of them didn't sleep and were still competing in memorizing. This can't go on. There will be problems with your health."

Bai Yunhe was a little puzzled after hearing what Hua Lei said, "What's wrong with your body?"

"Of course, the one who has health problems is Xiaoyuan, not Yunhai. Yunhai has a good physical foundation, and you have taught him well, so now he is in good health, good at archery, and not bad at school. His average scores in all subjects are at the top level.

But Xiaoyuan can't do it. Although Xiaoyuan's health is not bad, it is not very good either. He started learning riding and archery after we moved into the Marquis' Mansion, so he has no foundation and his body has not been trained since childhood. There will be no problem in a short period of time.

But if he doesn’t sleep well and doesn’t exercise well in order to keep the first place, his body will be ruined in a few years. When he really has to take the imperial examination, he may not even be able to last through the nine-day exam. That would be terrible.”

Hua Lei's voice was gentle and pleasant to the ear. Bai Yunhe looked at Hua Lei, thoughtful. She was only thirteen years old, and she was already thinking about her brother's health? Was she worried about whether her brother's body could withstand the imperial examination? Was she already worrying about her brother's future imperial examination? Hua Moyuan was only eight years old. If students in the Great Sheng Dynasty took the imperial examination, they were usually around eighteen years old, and the fastest was around sixteen. That meant they had to wait another eight to ten years. Was it too early for her to consider this now?

Looking at Hualei's pink and tender face, Bai Yunhe's heart turned again. Eight years later, she would be 21 years old. Where would she be? What would she do? He would also be 25 years old by then. Where would he be? What would he be doing? Bai Yunhe's face could not help but become solemn. He had never thought about this question.

Thinking back to the day before, when his mother was looking for a girl from the Ministry of Works' family, he couldn't help but feel annoyed. It was said that the youngest daughter of the Ministry of Works' family was very pretty. Would a girl from a scholarly family be as pretty as this one? Would a girl from a scholarly family write in such a fresh and elegant style?

Bai Yunhe's mind was churning like the waves of the sea, but Shi, the head of the office, seemed to know nothing and called Hua Lei over. "Miss Hua, you missed these two signatures. Please add them." He handed over the brush on his desk. Hua Lei hurriedly took the brush and carefully signed her name, then calmly handed over a ten-liang silver ingot.

Although Master Shi had to be courteous and polite because of Yunhe's appearance this time, he was just a commoner after all. In the future, the matter of fishing salt would definitely have to be handled by this person. It was not always possible to meet Bai Yunhe by chance. If he really encountered the same thing as today in the future, he would not go out of his way to ask Bai Yunhe for help.

As the saying goes, leave a way out for others so that you can meet again in the future. Things may change, but if you suffer a loss this time and make a good connection, it should be easier to deal with such a thing next time.

The ten taels of silver ingot handed over really stunned Master Shi. This girl, doesn't she know that she has found a big brother? In the future, when I see her, even if I don't like it, I dare not embarrass her. Why is she doing this? Is it really because she has too much silver to spend? Is she deliberately doing this to me?

He looked at Hualei and saw that she smiled at him politely, without a trace of resentment on her face, as if she had long forgotten that he had deliberately ignored her, or as if it had never happened. And the money she stuffed into him was as calm and relaxed as the handling fee she paid, without a trace of calculation or calculation.

Shi Zhushi couldn't help but feel a little unnatural. He had been in this position for too long and had really lost his original intention. He thought about how he had been without a father since he was a child, and how his widowed mother had raised him and his two siblings with great difficulty. But now he was actually embarrassing a fatherless and motherless girl. He was really going backwards. He had to correct his attitude and work seriously in the future. Having a clear conscience was the best way to survive.