All Hail Cousin Brother

Yu Youyao glanced at her cousin quietly, seeing her cousin was looking at her, she panicked, she turned her head away, clenched her little pink fist, and said loudly: "Cousin, I will definitely practice calligraphy well. , Try to practice your calligraphy well."

How ugly the little girl's handwriting is, I wondered a little, Zhou Linghuai slightly curled his lips, and smiled lightly: "Mr. praised my cousin on the spot, presumably my cousin not only learned well, but also probably wrote a good article, but I just want to take a look at my cousin What's so special about the article."

As soon as her cousin praised her, Yu Youyao became dizzy. She didn't care if her handwriting was good or not, so she quickly asked Xia Tao to take the transcript, took it, and handed it to her cousin: "Cousin, take a look."

Zhou Linghuai took a thick stack of transcripts and glanced at them. If there was a slight curvature in the corner of his mouth, he twitched slightly. His mind was dazzled and filled with crooked handwriting, and he was also dazed for a moment.

The wording was a bit poor, but it really flattered her.

He raised his eyes and glanced at Yu Youyao, organized his words in his mind, and was afraid that the words would be too harsh and make the little girl feel uncomfortable, so he thought about it carefully, deleted, deleted, and deleted, and went through his mind again, trying to say something tactfully Comment one or two.

But seeing the little girl's eyes widen, she was looking at him full of hope, when the words came to her mouth, it seemed as if they were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't even spit them out.

Yu Youyao didn't know anything about her cousin's inexplicable mental journey, she looked at her cousin anxiously, and asked nervously: "Cousin, how is my writing? Is it really bad?"

Zhou Linghuai took a deep breath, and said two words with difficulty between his pale lips: "Not bad."

Then, with his head down, he began to flip through the transcript page by page.

Without seeing it, Yu Youyao almost didn't dazzle the eyes with the excited smile on his face after hearing his word "not bad".

My cousin doesn't dislike her bad handwriting at all.

Chang'an, who was standing behind Zhou Linghuai, also saw Yu Youyao's handwriting, and almost choked on his saliva.

When he was five years old, the handwriting he wrote was better than Miss Yu's. It's really embarrassing for the young master. In order to take care of Miss Yu's face, he violated his conscience and opened his eyes to talk nonsense.

Not long after, Zhou Linghuai finished reading the transcript, and when he looked up, he met Yu Youyao's anxious eyes. Zhou Linghuai's expression paused: "The article is indeed well written, but..."

Then, Zhou Linghuai pointed out the fallacies in the article one by one, and re-explained the incomprehensible parts. He is knowledgeable, citing classics, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism's arguments are at his fingertips, and his words and sentences are easy to understand.

It made Yu Youyao feel suddenly enlightened every time, suddenly enlightened, and he listened to it unconsciously.

After about a cup of tea, Zhou Linghuai stopped talking and asked, "Do you understand?"

Yu Youyao nodded: "Understood."

Seeing her clear expression and clear eyebrows, Zhou Linghuai really understood, Zhou Linghuai smiled lightly: "If you don't understand anything in the future, you can ask me."

Originally, he was worried that the little girl was lazy and didn't like to study. She hadn't gone to homeschool for more than a month, she couldn't keep up with her progress, and she would inevitably be scolded by her husband, so he was a little worried. After school, he came back to take a look.

Unexpectedly, the little girl is quick-witted and can see through a little bit.

Yu Youyao nodded again and again, admiringly said: "Cousin is really powerful, as powerful as Mr. Ye Nu."

In her heart, she felt that her cousin was more knowledgeable than Mr. Ye Nu, and her vision and experience were also broader. However, this world restricts women, and there are many restrictions on the books women can read.

At this moment, Nanny Xu came over: "It's time for lunch."

Yu Youyao tugged at her cousin's sleeve: "Cousin, don't go back to Qingquyuan, stay and have lunch with me. Madam Xu's craftsmanship is excellent, you have to try it out."

Zhou Linghuai wanted to decline, but he looked at the little girl's white and slender fingers, gently pinching his sleeves, and did not say any words of rejection.

Nodded in response.

Yu Youyao was very happy, and quickly ordered the maid to put the lunch in the side room in the flower hall, and went to the side room with Zhou Linghuai to eat.

There are a few more dishes on the table than usual, and they are all light meals that my cousin likes on weekdays. Presumably, Mother Xu told the kitchen to prepare more when she knew that her cousin was coming.

Yu Youyao took a piece of winter bamboo shoots from the fried pork slices with winter bamboo shoots and put them on the plate in front of her cousin: "The winter bamboo shoots were cellared last winter. They are fresh and refreshing. Cousin, try them."

There was a smile in Zhou Linghuai's eyes, and he gave Yu Youyao the Longjing Shrimp that he ate just now and thought it was not bad: "My cousin eats it too."

After finishing speaking, he put the winter bamboo shoots on the plate back into the bowl, picked them up from the bowl, and put them into his mouth.

The crisp and refreshing winter bamboo shoots seem to be more delicious than usual.

Yu Youyao also picked up the shrimps and ate them happily. She likes to eat river and seafood. Whenever she comes to Quanzhou to give gifts, most of them are some rare seafood.

A lunch ended with the cousins ​​coming and going, and the brothers and sisters respecting each other.

After the meal, Xia Tao brought herbal tea for digestion and nourishment, and while drinking, the two of them learned the lessons that Yu Youyao had left behind without wasting time.

One teaches, one learns.

Yu Youyao is proficient in spiritual wisdom, and the lessons that were originally obscure and difficult to understand have become easy to understand after being explained by her cousin. She is no slower than Madam Xu teaching her medicine.

Seeing that the time is almost up, Zhou Linghuai should also go to Xifu to study: "Study is not a one-day job. My cousin is talented and she can learn a little bit. She is already learning things much faster than most people. Remember to combine work and rest, and don't rush it."

The little girl not only has a lot of homework, but also has to learn many things with Madam Xu, it is especially important to combine work and rest, otherwise her body will suffer.

"Cousin, don't worry." Yu Youyao nodded, seeing her cousin's eyebrows were slightly drawn, his expression was slightly tired, his pale sick face seemed to be uglier than before, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Just now she was only focused on studying with her cousin, but she forgot that her cousin is not in good health, and the homework is already very heavy every day, and she still has to spend time teaching her, and she never even took a break at noon today, thinking about it The body is a bit overwhelmed.

Zhou Linghuai nodded and was about to leave.

"Cousin, wait a minute." Yu Youyao quickly called her cousin, and without waiting for Zhou Linghuai to ask, she ran into the inner room with her skirt in her hand.

Zhou Linghuai lightly rubbed his slightly swollen and painful temples, and waited in place.

Chang An was a little worried and said, "Young master hasn't rested all afternoon, but you feel a little uncomfortable? Why don't you take a leave of absence from your husband and ask Uncle Sun to take a look for you, and then go to school tomorrow? Young master is not in good health, everyone in the house knows Yes, and the lessons taught by the master, the young master has learned before, even if you miss half a day of class, it doesn't matter."

Zhou Linghuai shook his head and said nothing.