Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 139 Sister and Brother Have Disagreements

The next day, just after the hour of Chen, Hua Lei took Xiao Yuan, Tian Dacheng and the others to have breakfast. She asked Aunt Fu to put three large baskets of freshly made meat buns on Tian Dacheng's mule cart, and also put two large bags of fried rice noodles and two large jars of pickles in it.

In addition, a can of mushroom and minced meat sauce made from braised meat was added. A lot of oil was put into the minced meat sauce, which was fried and cooked in a frying pan. Finely chopped dried mushrooms were added, and some chili peppers were added to enhance the flavor. It can be kept for about seven or eight days.

This time when I went back, there were many members of the Tian family, and the men had big appetites. These three baskets of meat buns could only be eaten for three or four days, and would go bad if left any longer.

Hua Lei thought that Tian Dacheng was always frugal and would not stay in an inn or a restaurant on the way, so she specially asked Aunt Song to make this fried rice noodles that could be stored for ten days or half a month and put them on the mule cart. When it was time to eat it, just rinse it with hot water and it would become a fragrant and delicious rice paste, which was very delicious when paired with minced meat sauce and pickles.

In her previous life, Hualei would eat this when she couldn't eat on time because she was traveling with a tour group.

Just as they were about to leave for the government office, Butler Pei and the driver came to the house in Qingyun Lane again. Hualei felt a little embarrassed, but Butler Pei didn't think it was a big deal. He took Hualei directly to the government office.

When they arrived at the government office, housekeeper Pei did not let Hualei and her brother in. He took Tian Dacheng and three others, as well as Uncle Fu in. Hualei and Xiaoyuan sat in their own mule cart and waited. About half an hour later, Tian Dacheng came out with Tian Dayou and his group. They all changed into the new clothes that Hualei bought for them. Two yamen runners followed behind. Hualei took Xiaoyuan forward and greeted and said goodbye to everyone. Because the yamen runners followed them, they could not say a few words. Tian Dacheng and the other two left with Tian Dayou.

Uncle Fu drove the mule cart back to Qingyun Lane, while Hua Lei took Xiao Yuan back to the Marquis' Mansion in the carriage.

Hua Lei and Xiao Yuan returned to the Marquis' Mansion and went directly to Songhe Hall.

After a short rest in Songhe Hall, Xiaoyuan went to the clan school. Hualei originally wanted Xiaoyuan not to go to the clan school for a few days, to have a good rest for a few days, to go to the Imperial College to get the admission notice on August 25, to register at the Imperial College on August 27, to be assigned to a class, and to get familiar with the school building. He officially enrolled on September 1st.

But Xiaoyuan disagreed, and he would go to the clan school whenever he had time. He said he had nothing to do anyway, and it would be boring to stay alone in the courtyard without going to the clan school. Hualei let him go.

After watching Xiaoyuan leave, Hualei sat in Songhe Hall for a while and told Mrs. Pei everything that had happened in the past two days. Mrs. Pei listened and nodded continuously, praising Hualei for the way she treated people and handled things.

After saying this, seeing that it was still early, Madam Pei asked Hualei to go back to her own courtyard to rest. It was another three days since she was away from the Marquis's Mansion, but the scenery of the Mansion had not changed much.

When Hualei walked into the yard, she saw Qingying, Qinglian and several other maids sitting under a big tree in the yard, quietly repairing books and occasionally whispering a few words.

Qinglu and Qingshuang were also there. Since Xiaoyuan moved to Qizhuyuan, the two of them also followed him to Qizhuyuan to take care of Xiaoyuan's daily life. However, every morning after Xiaoyuan went to the clan school, they would finish their own work in Qizhuyuan and come to Qihuayuan to repair books with Qingying and Qinglian. In the evening, they would go back to Qizhuyuan to take care of Xiaoyuan before Xiaoyuan finished school.

So usually when Hualei met them, she would ask Xiaoyuan about all kinds of things. Today, she asked about Xiaoyuan's situation as usual, but she learned that Rong Jin had chatted with Xiaoyuan in the study room of Qizhuyuan for most of the night two days ago, and when he came out, his face was pale, which made her very curious.

But Qingshuang and Qinglu didn't know what they talked about specifically, and Hualei couldn't ask anything, so she put it aside.

A day later, Hua Lei took Xiao Yuan and Rong Jue to the Imperial College to get their admission letters, and Butler Pei went with them. However, when they were getting their admission letters, Hua Lei and her brother had their first argument.

It turned out that when the two of them received their admission letters, the teacher of the Imperial College asked the students whether they would live in the dormitory. It turned out that the Imperial College had a dormitory for students to live in. If the students lived far away, they could choose to live in the school, which was not expensive at one and a half taels of silver per semester.

Students who choose to live on campus go home once every ten days, and live directly in the Imperial College's buildings at other times. The Imperial College manages their daily schedules. If they do not live in the buildings, they go to the Imperial College before 6:15 am every morning and return home at 10:30 pm. This is similar to the boarding and day students in Hualei's previous life.

Hua Lei thought that Xiao Yuan was only eight years old, which was the age of first grade in primary school in her previous life. She was worried about living in the building and naturally said that he didn't want to live there. However, Xiao Yuan next to her was uncharacteristically insisting on living in the building.

No matter how Hualei persuaded me, I insisted on living in the dormitory. Fortunately, I didn't need to decide whether to live in the dormitory immediately. I could make the final decision on the registration day on August 27th.

So Hualei and her brother returned to the mansion first. Rong Jue, who had been following behind, had never thought about living in a building. Now that he saw Xiaoyuan was going to live in a building, he felt it was new and wanted to try living in a building too. However, he had to ask his mother Ruan whether to live in a building or not. He couldn't make the decision by himself.

The siblings returned to the Marquis' Mansion with Rong Jue. After hearing this, Ruan chose not to live in the building. Even though Rong Jin, who also attended the Imperial College, had different school schedules and could not ride in the carriage together, the Marquis' Mansion would send a special carriage to pick Rong Jue up and drop him off. Old Madam Pei always paid great attention to her grandchildren's schoolwork and would never be perfunctory, so Ruan did not consider Rong Jue living in the building at all.

Hualei also tried to persuade Xiaoyuan to return to the mansion. The brother and sister were sitting in the study of Qizhuyuan at this time, arguing with each other, and neither could convince the other.

"Xiaoyuan, you are still young, only eight years old. I am worried about you living in the building." Hua Lei said earnestly.

"Sister, the Imperial College is very safe, you can rest assured." Xiaoyuan replied.

"I'm not worried about the safety of the Imperial College. I'm worried that you are young and have no one to take care of you at night. The weather is getting cold soon. If you kick off the quilt at night, you will catch a cold and get sick." Hua Lei explained.

"Sister, I'm eight years old, not a child anymore. I can cover myself with a quilt and won't catch a cold and get sick." Xiao Yuan looked at Hua Lei and said, "Sister, even if I move back to the Marquis' Mansion, I will sleep alone at night. I've lived here for more than half a year."

“That’s different. Even if you live alone in Qizhuyuan, Qingcheng Qingyue will come in from time to time at night to check on you. If you kick off the quilt, they will help you cover it up.

But it’s different in the Imperial College. Although you can bring a servant into the Imperial College, they can’t enter the student dormitory at night and can’t take care of you. "