Xue Bawang's daily life

The widowed sister-in-law Li Wan personally asked to come to the Lin family, but Lin Jue couldn't refuse, and Jia Lan simply wanted to find a quiet place to study, so Lin Jue set aside a quiet yard for him.He accepted the gift from Li Wan, but his wife Feng declined the 500 taels of silver note.Li Wan thanked him so much for not mentioning it.

Unexpectedly, when Jia Lan came to Lin's house, he also brought Jia Huan a bottle of oil.

Jia Huan is a concubine of the second family, and he was never liked by his biological father and aunt. Aunt Zhao is such a vulgar character. Under her influence, Jia Huan can't say that she is vulgar, but she can't even compare with the dignity of the slaves at home. , let alone what everyone looks like.Especially for those who are used to being bullied, they like to peek out of the corner of their eyes when looking at people, and looking at them for no reason makes them more obscene.

It is inevitable that Lin Jue is also an ordinary person who judges people by their appearance, and they have never been in contact with each other in the past, let alone liked this concubine cousin so much.After listening to Jia Lan, Jia Huan also has a reputation for raising people, and when he tried to end it, he changed his opinion quite a bit.

After sending Jia Lan to the backyard to read, Lin Jue left Jia Huan to talk, "That boy Lan'er is not a nosy one. Although you two get along well during the day, it might not be easy for you to ask him to come over with you?"

Jia Huan lowered his head and raised his eyes slightly to glance at Lin Jue. He saw that although there was no smile on his face, he was not angry either. Just now you murmured: "Please, please, please forgive me, Cousin Lin. I, I... "He knelt down with a plop, Lin Jue's eyebrows moved slightly, but he didn't speak.

After Jia Huan knelt down, Fang cried: "Now I have no choice but to ask Brother Lin. After my aunt came back from the village, she has been in poor health. Because I have to serve my aunt, I was not punished by my wife." Called to copy the scriptures. Because Lan Geer often advised me to study and improve myself, I didn’t listen much, but later I wanted to improve myself, so I couldn’t read books idle.”

He choked twice, wiped his nose, "I'm a fool, I only regretted it when I saw my aunt's appearance. I only delayed for so many years, and I didn't dare to open my mouth to say whether to read or not, so I begged Lang Geer quietly, He memorized the chapters he had made earlier, and he was a scholar, so he dared not tell his family. Later, he continued to study with Lang Geer, and I followed Lang Geer wherever he read. I didn’t know how to write chapters, so I picked up the ones he didn’t want and carried them along. He is a great talent, and I also picked up the great luck for nothing, beating Sun Shan by a narrow margin.”

Lin Jue was overjoyed upon hearing this, "You are quite lucky."

Seeing him happy, Jia Huan felt confident and stopped crying, "Now the family heard that the Holy Majesty is going to open the Enke, and they say that anyone who can participate will at least have an official status and get a salary. I know that I am not a powerful person, but I want to support my aunt and daughter-in-law after all, so I can't just rely on the family. After I made a statement, I didn't dare to mention it to the master. Now that the family is worrying about Baoyu, I am even more worried. I dare not say it."

Lin Jue was happy again, "What's the matter, you haven't taken the exam yet, and you're thinking about your daughter-in-law first?"

Jia Huan's face was ashamed, showing a bit of innocence at his age, "That's not... that's not..."

Seeing that he was too ashamed to speak, Lin Jue said again: "Then what do you mean by coming to my place today?"

Jia Huan sighed twice, remembering Tanchun's exhortation, finally put on a face and kowtowed again, "I want to ask Cousin Lin to help me speak well in front of the master and ask for a letter of recommendation for me. "

The corners of Lin Jue's mouth curled slightly, "You need to know that if I open this mouth for you, I will completely offend the second wife. You are just a bastard, and you don't see any future. I don't have to offend the government for you. The wife in the house."

Jia Huan said anxiously: "little brother, little brother... now there are only Baoyu and me in the second room of the family. The master's official position is not high, and it will be limited in the future. Baoyu seems to be a good one. Only this time, it is inevitable that he will die If your reputation is in the way, even if you enter the officialdom, you may be rejected by the higher-ups. If the younger brother is lucky enough to support the family business, at least after a hundred years, the family will not come to bother Cousin Lin. Cousin Lin has a bright future. Saying help, but it can't hinder it, can it?"

Lin Jue smiled, unmoved, "Your family's surname is Jia, but mine is Lin. How about your family, it won't hinder me anymore. Your words can't convince me. And the Jia family There is Lan'er in the second room, he is the eldest son and grandson, he has been smart since he was a child, with him around, the family business can be supported."

Jia Huan was already sweating, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Lan'er, Lan'er is a junior after all, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the family in the future, as an uncle, I can always help out."

Lin Jue asked with a smile: "You can't say that, who taught you to say it?"

Jia Huan also went all out, "My sister taught me."

Lin Jue asked again, "Why didn't you ask your master yourself, if he knew you were so motivated, he would be overjoyed, let alone a letter of recommendation, even ten or eight, he can give You get it."

Jia Huan said: "My sister said, the master wants us to grow up, but after all, there are old ladies watching. Baoyu's reputation is bad now, and he doesn't like these economic chapters. I'm afraid it's not uncommon to take the exam. Old ladies and wives don't necessarily think so. They just think that Baoyu was overwhelmed by a little bastard, and it might make some sense. I'm afraid the master won't know how to do it. What's going on, my future in this life will be ruined."

Lin Jue said: "Your sister can see it clearly. Even if I go to ask for this recommended book, the old lady will probably know about it. At that time, you will be hard to guard against."

Now that I've said it all, Jia Huan didn't hide anything, and simply said Tanchun's words directly, "Sister wants me to ask Cousin Lin, can I tell the master that I want it first?" We just need to fill in the names when we submit the papers?"

Seeing his appearance, Lin Jue felt a little bit of promotion.As Tanchun said, Jia's family is a piece of dog skin plaster that cannot be torn off.As long as Jia's family is alive, it will be Lin Jue's maternal ancestral family, which cannot be torn apart.Even if the Jia family is more down-and-out, he can't ignore it if it comes to him.Could it be that he was born to support that disgusting family?

Jia Lan is a good person, but he is a young man with filial piety, so he may not be able to convince the Jia family.Jia Huan is different. He is of the same generation as Baoyu, and he will be able to subdue Jia Baoyu in the future.And that Tanchun is not a good match, but because of his status, he pleases Mrs. Wang in every possible way.If Jia Huan had a future, she would have a reliance, and it would be no problem to surrender to Mrs. Wang who lost the reliance of the imperial concubine and lost the support of the Wang family.

"You don't have to worry about this matter. Since you came here with Lan'er, you will also live in his yard. You can concentrate on studying and making progress together. My cousin and uncle are also looking forward to your well-being."

As soon as Jia Huan heard this, she knew that Lin Jue had agreed, and hurriedly kowtowed again.Lin Jue's brain ached from the sound of his "bang bang" kowtow, "It's alright, alright, let's go."

Naturally, Jia Huan thanked Jia Huan again, and Lin Jue hurriedly asked his servants to lead him to Jia Lan's courtyard.

Feng Shi came out from behind, pursed his lips and said cheerfully: "This Mr. Huan is an honest person, and he is also a self-motivated person."

Lin Jue was also happy, "I don't know if I'm not making progress, but it's true if I'm lucky."

Thinking of Jia Huan's smooth scientific research journey just now, both husband and wife laughed.

After laughing for a while, Lin Jue said, "It's delayed when they come. Didn't you say you were going to play polo? Why didn't you change your clothes?" Feng used to change into men's clothes when he went out, especially when he was playing polo. It was meant to be mounted on a horse. Wherever women's clothing is convenient, there are special riding attire.

Feng Shi said: "I can't go anymore. The Mu family sent a letter saying that the princess of Dong'an County is not feeling well and asked sister Xue to attend to her illness. Lord Mu accompanied sister Xue to go there."

Lin Jue said: "She doesn't want someone to take care of her sick. The old lady is in good health, but she can't see that Mu An and his wife are too comfortable when they go out of the house alone, so they want to tease others."

Feng said with a smile: "Sister Xue doesn't know anything, but the princess of Dong'an County is not a vicious person. She is the natural enemy of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. It's just that Master Mu married a daughter-in-law and forgot his mother. Don't worry, Master Mu is protecting you. Eldest sister won't suffer anymore. And elder sister Xue is not a temperament to be bullied, the princess now thinks that she has suppressed her daughter-in-law, but it is elder sister Xue who let her, after all, she is an elder."

Lin Jue followed suit, "Since we can't go out, let's make an appointment at another day. It's no fun just the two of us going out."

Mrs. Feng nodded yes, and the two talked about the placement in Jialan Jiahuan's yard.After dinner later, Jialan Jiahuan met Feng Shi and Daiyu again, and the family had a meal together, and then they used it in the small kitchen in their yard all the time.Mrs. Feng is careful, and Jialan and Jiahuan's affairs in the courtyard are very proper. Li Wan heard Jialan go back and said, and Tanchun and the two were even more grateful.

There are not many officials and lords above the fifth rank in Beijing. If all the nephews and nephews of the family can participate in Enke, how can there be so many places to settle them.After all, this Enke is a Jinshi examination. If you want to take part, you must first have the fame of Juren, which makes you stuck with a group of dudes who only know how to play cats and dogs.As Mrs. Wang thought, if even a Juren could be bought at will, wouldn't it make this scholar worthless.

That's just it, there is also a quota limit.A first-rank official like Wang Ziteng and a first-rank general like Jia Amnesty can get five places.At the second rank, there are four, and by analogy, there is only one quota for the fifth rank official.No one came out alone, the family behind him is huge, with many nephews and nephews, most of them came to participate, and it was not ordinary.

Jia Zheng was only a fifth-rank member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, so he only got one quota, and Jia Lan was the only one in his family who had a reputation for raising people. Jia Zheng didn't even need to think about it, and directly gave it to Jia Lan.When Tanchun heard about this, he immediately wrote a letter to Jia Huan who was still studying at Lin's house, asking him to come back and discuss with him to see if he could get one from the elder.But she didn't wait to return to Jia Huan, but it was Feng who gave her a message, telling her not to worry, saying that Jia Huan was doing well at home and was studying hard with Lang Geer.Now that Enke is about to arrive, he won't come back.

As soon as Tanchun heard it, he understood that it was meant to reassure himself, but he didn't know what to do, but he didn't dare to make more moves, so he could only force himself to calm down.

Two days later, Lin Daiyu posted a post, asking sister Tanchun Xichun to come and enjoy the flowers.Mother Jia was not happy, so she asked them to pass.And Li Wan was thinking about Jia Lan, but she was not easy to visit as a widow, so Wang Xifeng came with her.A few sisters-in-law came to see that Yingchun was there, talking with Lin's sister-in-law, Feng Shi, and they were all pleasantly surprised.

It turned out that Mrs. Feng felt quite sympathetic to this second cousin when she heard Lin Jue come back and talk about what happened to Yingchun.Now that the sisters from the Jia family were invited in the next post, and after hearing that Wang Xifeng came with them, Mrs. Feng decided to ask Daiyu to invite Yingchun together.When Sun Shaozu saw that the post was actually made by Mrs. Lin's family, he didn't dare to delay. Early the next morning, he took a carriage and brought Yingchun here, so she arrived earlier than Jia's family.

Yingchun was wearing green clothes, and she was combing her hair in a bun that is common to women. She only slightly traced her eyebrows, and put some rouge on her cheeks. She looked much better.She wears a gold hairpin in her hair, a forehead with golden threads showing auspicious patterns, pearl earrings in her ears, and white jade bracelets on her two thin and bony wrists. A bit of the extravagance of the headed wife.

It was also a pleasant surprise for the few people to meet each other. After talking for a while, Mrs. Feng said that she was going to prepare meals and went out. Daiyu also had a few poems to appreciate with Sister Tanchun and Xichun, so she left Wang Xifeng and sister-in-law Yingchun to talk. .

There is no need to ask too much, Wang Xifeng just looked at Yingchun's demeanor and knew that she is doing well now.

Xichun and Daiyu are usually on good terms, she has a strict mouth and can't say a single word, so when Daiyu talks to Tanchun, she doesn't avoid her.

Tanchun was very moved when he learned that Lin Jue had actually given Jia Huan his place in his career, and hurriedly thanked Dai Yu for his blessing.Daiyu held Tanchun back, and said with a smile, "Sister, what are you doing? Our two families are very close relatives. Who else is there in the Lin family? I got a place for nothing. Wouldn't it be a waste if I didn't use it?"

However, Tanchun knew that although Lin Jue was a sister and brother, there was also Feng Shi, the elder sister-in-law of the Lin family. Although Feng's family was in the military profession, and they also had quotas, who would think that there would be too many quotas? ?Now she has heard the news that Brother Zhen from the Ningguo Mansion connected the Eldest Master with a price of [-] taels of silver, which is almost sold out.Otherwise, she would not be in a hurry to ask Jia Huan to go home to discuss it, and even made a plan to let her master know about it.

Xichun's face was reddish, she came from the Ning Mansion, and because of Jia Zhen's title of General Wei Lie, she also got a place in the Ning Mansion.Also, although Jia Rong donated the vain position of Wupinlong Banwei, he is still an official, and he also holds a place.

Based on this calculation, the Jia family only has twelve places in Rongning and Ningfu.There are only a few people in the direct descendants of the Second Mansion, and Jia Lan is the only one who has a family background, so Jia Zheng naturally gave him the place.No one really knows about Jia Huan, otherwise there should be him.However, Tanchun did not dare to tell Jia Huan to reveal his truth out of prudence, and found Lin Jue in a detour.

Tanchun, who is a pro-uncle like Jia She, can't count on it, not to mention that the Ning Mansion is one level behind.Tanchun knew what Xichun was thinking at a glance, and hurriedly explained the matter to her in detail, only then did Xichun let go of this concern.

Tanchun wanted to see if Jia Huan was naughty, and fearing that his study would be delayed, he secretly gave the shoes he made for Jia Huan to Daiyu, and Tuolin's family helped to deliver them.Tanchun smiled bitterly and said: "At first I made a pair of shoes for Baoyu, but he cried and asked for it. I refused to make it for him, and made a show of face to me. Now he is going to be a high-ranking official, but he doesn't know Can you still see my art?"

Daiyu persuaded her, "Huan'er is not that kind of person, you are his own sister, he only kisses you, how could he dislike you."

There was no outsider at all, so Tanchun pulled the two of them together and said, "I'm not afraid of the jokes of my sisters. You also know that my family background is not good, and my aunt has such a temperament. I don't dare to touch her anymore. In my heart, Baoyu and Baoyu are the same. It's just that Huan'er doesn't like me to persuade him, and he has never been around me. He is my own younger brother, so I take care of him. Where else is it my turn to take care of him? Even if I'm close to Baoyu, it's not up to me to talk about his affairs. He only sees that I am friendly with Baoyu and flatters the second wife, how can he know my suffering."

Daiyu saw that she was talking in distress, even Xichun couldn't help but look sad when she heard this, she felt a little pity for her, and persuaded: "He is still young, now he knows how to make progress, talk to brother , I also said one sister at a time, this sister said that, it can be seen that I remember your kindness."

Tanchun smiled and said, "Is it true? My painstaking efforts were not in vain."

Xichun said from the side: "Sister Lin is loved by Cousin Lin, and sister also has a younger brother, but I have a big brother who is the same, but I am very envious."

Lin Daiyu said quickly: "What do you mean, don't you have me and my sister? Are we outsiders?"

Xichun laughed and said, "Of course it doesn't count. I wish I could be Sister Lin's direct younger sister, and live with Sister Lin in Lin's house for the rest of my life."

Tanchun nodded her forehead, "Say such a stupid thing again." The man burst into laughter.

After lunch at noon, Wang Xifeng went to take a look at Jia Lan, and gave a few instructions to Li Wan. When he saw Jia Huan, he inevitably taught him a few words, "Brother Lan is studying very hard here now, don't follow me blindly." Nonsense, if you delay Lan Geer, be careful with your skin. Aunt Zhao's body has just improved, and you ran out. If Lan Geer hadn't interceded for you, how could your master have good fruit for you? ?”

Jia Huan was always afraid of Wang Xifeng, so he hurriedly bowed to beg for forgiveness, and Jia Lan interceded, "If I am here alone, if someone doesn't take advantage of me, it's really hard to disturb my uncle and aunt. Now that Uncle Lan is here, I want to use a What, he can also go out and help me make arrangements, which is cheaper."

Wang Xifeng didn't say anything, and gave a few more instructions before leaving.After all, she is in charge of Jia's family now, unlike these girls' families who say they can stay for a few days. After seeing Jia Lan, she thanked Mrs. Feng and went back home first.

Mrs. Feng sent her out, and said with a smile: "The master of our family goes out on business every day, and my sister and I are alone at home, which is also boring. Now that the two younger sisters are here, I will let them stay for a few more days. I sent them back with my own hands, so as to pay respects to the old lady."

Wang Xifeng quickly responded with a smile.

Not long after Wang Xifeng left, the Sun family's carriage also came. Because Lin Jue was not there, it was inconvenient for the Feng family to receive Sun Shaozu, so they sent Yuan Bao to tell him a few words, and wanted to stay with Yingchun for another day.But Sun Shaozu said, now the wife is in charge of the house, and she can't live without her for a day, and everything in the house is complicated, how can he know this as a man.

The Feng family knew that Yingchun could not stay, and asked Yingchun's meaning, Yingchun smiled and said: "Today, it is not easy to come out for a day to relax. Since the master of the family came to pick me up, I will go back first. In the future, my sister-in-law will miss me. Just pick me up again, we are not far away, and it is not a day and a half away."

Tanchun Xichun also has a lot of reluctance, but Yingchun smiled lightly: "There is no need to be in such a state of parting. My cousin and sister-in-law love me, and my life will be comfortable. When there is no trust, But it’s also everyone’s fate, so there’s no need to force it.”

Knowing what she meant, Tanchun pulled La Xichun and said goodbye to Yingchun Fushen.Seeing that there was no reluctance on her face, Mrs. Feng sent her out.

After Yingchun left, Xichun cried again, tired from crying, and was coaxed by Daiyu to sleep on the bed.

Daiyu and Tanchun sat at the table and talked in a low voice.

Tanchun sighed softly, "The men at home are not up to date, and they have tired the married girl. Fortunately, cousin Lin came to help, otherwise, I am afraid that the second sister's life will be handed over to the grandson's family."

Daiyu also sighed, and defended her brother a few words, "She is my sister, and there is no reason to watch her suffer. My brother didn't care much about the affairs of the house in the past, and he was afraid that it would be too long and cause trouble. The mansion was not happy about it. This time it was my grandmother who entrusted my brother to take care of me, so my brother dared to take care of me, but I didn't expect that my second sister would have such a miserable life in Sun's house." Sighed, "I never expected Yes. Brother also regrets that he didn’t pay much attention to these things in the daytime, so he killed his second sister.”

Tan Chun hurriedly said: "What does this have to do with Cousin Lin? It's the family affairs of the Jia family. If it wasn't... how can I bother Cousin Lin to take care of these messy matters? No need to bother my cousin and sister-in-law. "

The two of them just sighed.Now that Lin Jue has taken the lead for Yingchun, Sun Shaozu is the most influential person, as long as the Lin family stays alive, the Jia family will fall, and he dare not have any more evil thoughts.If Yingchun can gain some confidence, no matter how mischievous Sun Shaozu is outside, even if she raises a whole house of goblins, her status as the mistress of the house cannot be changed, and she can live comfortably.

Life is made by human beings, whether it is comfortable or not, do you have to rely on others to provide it?Yingchun seems to be thinking about it now.

Let's not talk about how the Lin family entertained the sisters of the Jia family, but let's talk about Xue Pan's side, but was shocked enough by a thunderbolt.