Quick travel to save a miserable life

Because it snowed in some places along the way, it was particularly difficult to walk on the road. Mr. Lin and his party had already arranged their trip very tightly in order to arrive home in the early part of the twelfth lunar month.

Mr. Lin walked in despite the dust all over his body. As soon as Fang entered the house, he looked for the two little babies. Lin Hui saw his searching look, so she smiled and said, "They are still taking a nap. Dad, please go first." Go freshen up and rest, and we'll talk about it at dinner after you've rested."

Mr. Lin was a little disappointed that he could not see the children right away, but his daughter was right. They have all entered the house now, and there is no rush to see them now.

Plus traveling for days. Although he had been in the carriage, he was really tired, so he went to wash up and rest first.

Before dinner, the two little guys were very happy to see their grandfather, whom they had not seen for a long time. They rushed into Master Lin's arms, so Master Lin held them in his arms one by one.

As soon as I got started, I realized that the two little ones were a lot heavier and seemed to be a little taller. Master Lin was so happy that he rubbed this one and squeezed that one and refused to let go.

Until dinner was about to begin, the two children still sat on Master Lin's lap and refused to get off. It was not until Lin Hui coughed lightly and shouted: "Tuantuan, Yuanyuan, sit down and eat!" The two children reluctantly left Master Lin. He slid off his legs and sat back in his seat.

Mr. Lin looked at the two children sitting there eating obediently, and he really felt that the more he looked at them, the more he fell in love with them. again

Thanks to Lin Hui's intervention, the two children were able to eat with small spoons when they were less than one year old. They were eating very easily when they were one and a half years old, so Lin Hui weaned them off human milk and asked them to drink goat milk instead.

Lin Hui had two sheep brought from Zhuangzi and raised them in the house. Fresh goat milk was squeezed out every day. After being cooked, the goat milk had no smell at all. Even Lin Hui and Mr. Lin could enjoy it every day. Drink some every day.

After dinner, Mr. Lin asked someone to bring out the toys he had brought for his two children in the capital. The two children were so happy when they saw all these novel things that they stopped pestering Mr. Lin and happily returned to the room with the toys. .

Lin Huize and Mr. Lin entered the study room and talked about various things happening in the capital.

It turned out that Mr. Lin spent the first three days in Beijing receiving training from officials from the Ministry of Etiquette, teaching him the etiquette and precautions for meeting the saints. He was only summoned to the palace four days after arriving in Beijing.

Mr. Lin said that he walked into the palace for a long time and entered the inner hall. He spent the first half of the time answering the emperor's questions and did not dare to raise his head at all. Until he finished asking all the questions related to these three crops, the emperor asked him what he had decided to do. Great merit, when he had anything to ask for, he dared to secretly glance at the emperor's expression.

I have been on the throne for more than [-] years and have worked hard to govern. Now I am in my fifties. I am barely the same age as Mr. Lin, but I look much younger than Mr. Lin.

Mr. Lin didn't dare to look further, so he knelt down and kowtowed: "The little old man is already in his sixties and has only one daughter at his knees. He is only twenty years old. He originally married a wife at home, but he met an unkind person. Now he has vowed not to marry again. I only have two children to live with, and I have nothing else to ask for. I just hope that I can give my daughter a good life, and that I can protect her mother and son from being bullied in a hundred years."

The emperor was quite surprised. He did not expect that Mr. Lin did not ask for anything for himself, but instead asked for an amulet for his daughter. However, he was already in his late sixties and had many children, so naturally he had a favorite among them, and he could understand Mr. Lin's love for his daughter.

It seems that he should give his daughter a title as he requested, but since Lin Huaiyuan (Mr. Lin) has made such a great contribution, he cannot really refuse to reward her with anything as he said.

So the emperor pondered for a moment and issued an edict to confer Lin Huaiyuan the title of "Uncle Zhongqin", a first-class uncle with an annual salary of two thousand taels, which could last three generations. The imperial edict also specifically stated that Mr. Lin's title could be passed on to his grandson Lin Shunian across generations. , and Lin Huaiyuan's daughter Lin was given the title of "Hui'an County Lord" with an annual salary of four hundred taels.

Salary and other things are secondary. What is important is the title and title. The earl is a superior grade, while the county lord is a second grade. In other words, from now on, the Lin family father and daughter do not need to kneel down when meeting most officials. Instead, they need the other party to greet them. .

The Lin family suddenly broke away from their status as civilians and became the newly minted "powerful people"

However, the power is fake. For Mr. Lin, the greatest significance of titles and titles is to bring protection to his daughter and grandson. Now he is finally relieved. Even if he closes his eyes tomorrow, his daughter will not lose him. To rely on.

However, he himself did not take the earl's title too seriously, but he ignored other people in the court.

Ever since he was promoted to earl by decree, there has been an endless stream of people coming to visit him. Most of them were courtesy visits from other powerful families, and some of them wanted to join him.

Following the earl's decree, there was also an earl's mansion given by the emperor. It was a large house with five rooms. Although the house was not very new, it had been recently renovated. What pleased Mr. Lin the most was that inside It is fully furnished and only needs a little cleaning before you can move in.

Mr. Lin looked at the mansion that had been decorated with the Earl's Palace plaque, and what he was thinking about was how he would bring his daughter and grandchildren to live with him.

However, Mr. Lin has not moved in. The main reason is that in such a big house, you still need to make a lot of preparations if you want to live in it. Just the servants will need a lot. He is just living in the house with a few servants. In the yard arranged by the Ministry, I have to discuss various precautions for planting these three crops with the officials of the Hu Ministry every day. I also have to deal with those who come to visit me from time to time. I am really busy and can't spare any time. Cuisine.

What's more, the daughter is now in charge of everything in the family. As for whether to move to the capital and when to move into the Earl's Mansion, you still need to ask her daughter what she wants.

In November, after finally finishing all matters in the capital, Mr. Lin hurriedly embarked on his return journey.

After listening to Mr. Lin's story, Lin Hui finally knew the origin of her title as County Lord. Lin Hui also gave her own opinions on the Earl's Mansion in the capital.

"Huihui, are you saying we won't go to Beijing for the time being?" Mr. Lin looked at his daughter hesitantly.

"Yes, although our family has been granted the title of earl, and I have also been granted the title of county lord, but after all, I have no foundation. It is still too superficial in a place where the powerful and powerful people gather in the capital. People who know our details and those who are truly powerful have no idea. They will keep an eye on our family. If we rush there now, we will inevitably be at a disadvantage when communicating with others. It is better to stay in Yongning. Here, our family’s title can still be used to scare people, and no one will come to provoke them without opening their eyes. , can keep the family safe."

After hearing this, Mr. Lin thought for a long time. When he was being followed and complimented in the capital, he was indeed distracted. When he saw Yuci Mansion, he was also moved. He thought that he would live in this Earl's Mansion in the future, and people would call him "Uncle" when traveling in the future. "Come to address him, most of the officials will salute him. He is no longer the businessman who had to kneel down when he saw the magistrate or the merchant who had to smile when he saw the junior officials.

But his daughter's words also woke him up. Yes, apart from the titles of several earls and county lords, the Lin family was still the same Lin family as before. They had no support or foundation, and they couldn't make friends with those real dignitaries.

Even this title was obtained due to my daughter's discovery and trial breeding of improved seeds. At first, she just wanted to seek shelter for her family, but now her purpose has been achieved. As for the interactions between the powerful and powerful, it is not something that she should be contaminated by now, or It's better to stay away.