The Founding of the Red Chamber

The elder wants his brother-in-law to persuade Xiao Si, and expresses his ambition to tell Xiao Si a proverb

Lin Jing suddenly wanted to change his studies to medicine, and Lin Yi was not at home. Xu Shangfei, relying on his status as the eldest brother-in-law, felt the need to persuade his brother-in-law to return to the right path.Divination and astrology are nothing more than miscellaneous studies, so what is the point of using your mind on it?Xie Shangfei didn't regard Lin Jing as an outsider, and he didn't want his great talent to be wasted.

In fact, in private, Xu Shangfei has long commented on Lin Jing, saying to his wife more than once, "Brother Yi really dotes on Jing'er so much, he spoils the child."

Lin Chunliu frowned slightly, and said softly, "Jing'er is not in good health. I heard from sister Yue that she always gets sick four or five times a year. Jing'er is the same age as Nian'er in our family. Look at Jing'er. He is half a head shorter than Nian'er, and his body is extremely thin. I feel very distressed, if you teach Jinger like you taught Nianer, he will not be restrained."

In any case, the ancients valued in-laws.

Xu Shangfei and Lin Chun are on good terms with each other, and Xu Shangfei and Lin Yi also have a good relationship, so Xu Shangfei also cares about Lin Jing.

After Xu Shangfei checked Xu Nian's homework, he praised Xu Nian for the first time, "You have benefited a lot from your uncle's guidance."

Hearing his father's praise, Xu Nian was slightly happy, and replied politely, "Mr. taught me well, and my uncle doesn't think I'm stupid, so my son can make some progress."

Seeing his son's comprehensive answer without any pride on his face, Xu Shangfei nodded, then turned to Lin Jing and said, "Today your elder sister cooked some good food, and I have some good wine from Shandong here. Fourth brother, do you want to come and taste it?" taste?"

It has to be said that Xu Shangfei still felt Lin Jing's temper.Lin Jing is proud by nature, and he doesn't like others to underestimate him. Now Xu Shangfei wants to buy him a drink with a pleasant face. Just as Lin Jing wants to agree, his eyes suddenly roll, he pulls Xu Shangfei down, leans into his ear, and asks in a low voice, "Are you sorry? My eldest sister's matter, you want to bribe my brother-in-law?"

Xu Shangfei raised his hand and slapped Lin Jing's buttocks, saying, "Will love come!" After finishing speaking, he turned and left.

Lin Jingmai chased after him with small steps, and said with a smile, "Come on, come on, my eldest brother-in-law bought me a drink with great difficulty, why don't you come?"

Xu Nian followed Lin Jing, with his small appearance, it seemed that he wanted to eat and drink.

Lin Chun is a real lady of every family, proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and a female celebrity in cooking.When Xu Shangfei came back with the two little ones, Lin Chun smiled and said, "The kitchen is ready, master, fourth younger brother, and Nian'er wash their hands first, and I'll let them pass the meal on."

Lin Jing was very considerate, held Lin Chun's hand and said, "Big sister, are you tired? You can rest for a while and leave us alone, there are some maids and women."

Lin Chun smiled, "But it's not tiring to watch them prepare some dishes and drinks." Lin Chun was really happy that her husband was close to her natal brothers.

Seeing Lin Jing talking endlessly, Xu Shangfei thought to himself, when his father-in-law said he was a romantic person, he was not as considerate of women as Lin Jing was.

When the food and wine were served, Xu Shangfei asked the maidservant to warm up the wine, and said to Lin Jing, "This is the best Pear Blossom White, and it has a lot of stamina. You are young, just take a sip, and you can't drink too much."

Lin Jing was very dissatisfied, and said, "When you invite people to drink, they don't care about the bowl or the glass. Whoever is like the elder brother-in-law will give us a sip. It's too stingy, isn't it, Brother Nian?"

How could Xu Nian dare to contradict his father, he shrank his neck and said, "Lick it, just lick it."

Lin Jing patted Xu Nian's back with a small slap, and said in a vibrating voice, "Brother Nian, although I should listen to my son..."

"Huh?" Xu Shangfei hummed a dissatisfied tune from his nasal cavity, "Seeing that you are drunk before drinking, you don't need to drink this wine."

Lin Jing also came to his senses, and smiled, "A slip of the tongue, look at how stingy my brother-in-law is, even the emperor's answer is not without mistakes." Lin Jing took a chopstick of braised mutton and put it in a bowl for Xu Shangfei, with the corners of his lips curled up. He smiled, and looked at Xu Shangfei with handsome eyebrows, looking cute and lovable.

Xu Shangfei couldn't help laughing, and asked, "Jing'er, how did I hear that you don't read serious articles now, but are studying medicine with Ah Yun instead."

At this time, Lin Jingfang understood Xu Shangfei's intention of inviting him to drink, Lin Jing said, "People say that if you are not a good doctor, you are a good look. I reckon, I will never be able to do a good look in my life. There is nothing wrong with studying medicine." , saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, and it is also a good thing to do good deeds and accumulate virtue."

Xu Shangfei could hear Lin Jing's perfunctory, and mocked, "It's still a Buddha, you might as well be a monk."

Lin Jing's eyebrows, thick and light, raised, and he reached out to pick up a shrimp and put it in his mouth to eat, lazily, "To be a monk, you have to eat fast, I can't avoid meat."

Xu Shangfei was too lazy to fight with Lin Jing, and sighed, "Jing'er, you are still young, who can do what you want in this world. To say something disrespectful, the Emperor Taizu was a wise king through the ages, and the world is still the same. There are grievances, injustices, famines, and disasters. If everything is clear, what do you need officials to do? The sage said that if you are good, you will benefit the world, and if you are poor, you will be alone."

"Jing'er, people have to do something in their life. You and I are born stronger than ordinary people, so we feel that there is no justice. We always have the opportunity to realize our ideals for ourselves." Xu Shangfei said, "Like those bohemian literati who become From day to day, it doesn’t please your eyes here, it doesn’t suit your heart there, and it’s full of cynicism and injustice. But, what’s the use of that? It’s just for the benefit of tongue.”

"Since the way of heaven is unfair, a man is a man, and there is no chance to change the way of heaven." Xu Shangfei said, "If you don't even try, you will learn to be a looser at a young age, full of resentment for being untimely and unappreciated, big brother-in-law I'm going to look down on you."

Lin Jing was stunned for a while when he heard what Xu Shangfei said, and then said, "Actually, what is a serious book, and what is an unscrupulous book?"

"Many people have studied the Four Books and Five Classics for decades, just to become a phoenix once they get a title on the gold list." Lin Jing said, "In the final analysis, no one governs the world by relying on the Four Books and Five Classics."

"According to our family background and status, even if we are an official, we don't have to follow the imperial examinations of people from poor families." Lin Jing frowned slightly, "I am indeed disappointed and discouraged, but no matter who I am disappointed, I will not let it go. Waste your time, waste your life."

"I, I am me first. Then, I am the fourth child of the Lin family."

Lin Jing's eyes had a kind of natural insight, he said, "Brother-in-law is a master of classics and history, he must have read "The Biography of Xie An". Back then, why did Xie An live in seclusion in Dongshan? It may not be because he didn't want to serve the court, but, at that time The imperial court did not need him. After that, how could Xie An make a comeback? Even though he is a peerless genius, I think there must be a reason: that is, even Xie An, who lives in Dongshan in seclusion, still has the surname Xie. His surname is Xie, He was in the midst of politics and was never far away from it for a moment."

"When I read history books, every time I read this passage, I always feel that it is not appropriate to describe Xie An as Dongshan and then come back. No matter Xie An who is in Dongshan or Xie An who has left Dongshan, they are all Xie An. As long as he is here, the Xie family will be there. The Xie family has never been in decline, so why is it making a comeback?"

Lin Jing raised his glass and said, "Although I am not talented, I would like to imitate Xie Anshi."

"Whenever I'm here, the Lin family is here! If I'm here, the Lin family is here!"

Lin Jing just said it casually, no one expected that after a few years, it would become a proverb!